Trend of Global Mortality Due to Major Amputations in Chronic Threatening Ischemia of Lower Limbs

Authors: Zamora JLC*

DOI: 10.23880/oajc-16000193

Volume 7, Issue 1

Abstract

Worldwide, it is estimated that there are 202 million people with chronic PAD of the lower limbs, and that they present twice as many coronary events as the general population, with high mortality rates in the short, medium and long term. Despite the medical and revascularization treatments available for the management of lower limb PAD, major amputation (those performed above the ankle) remains a commonly used therapeutic option in advanced degrees of the disease. In the United States, this procedure is performed on 6.8% of patients hospitalized for PAD and when analyzed by groups, it reaches up to 15% to 20% of those diagnosed with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLI). Perioperative complication rates and 40.4% one-year mortality.

Keywords: Global Mortality; Major Amputations; Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia

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