Results of Infrapopliteal Endovascular Procedures Performed in Diabetic Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia and Tissue Loss from
the Perspective of an Angiosome-Oriented Revascularization Strategy
Table 3
Basal characteristics according to the number of tibial vessels attempted for revascularization.
Basal characteristics
SR# ()
MR† ()
value
Age (years)
72 (66–80)
72 (63–76)
0.39
Males
24 (48.9%)
38 (73.0%)
0.01
Smoking history
30 (61.2%)
45 (86.5%)
0.04
Dyslipidemia
18 (36.7%)
15 (28.8%)
0.39
Hypertension
36 (73.5%)
37 (71.2%)
0.79
Ischemic heart disease
15 (30.6%)
15 (28.8%)
0.84
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
3 (6.1%)
3 (5.8%)
0.94
Stroke
10 (10.4%)
10 (19.2%)
0.88
Preoperative ABI*
0.54 (0.44–0.68)
0.54 (0.35–0.67)
0.55
Noncompressible ABI*
24 (49.0%)
30 (57.7%)
0.38
Infected ulcers
17 (34.7%)
20 (38.5%)
0.69
Injured angiosome
Dorsalis pedis angiosome
40 (81.6%)
39 (75.0%)
0.42
Medial plantar branch angiosome
25 (51.0%)
29 (55.8%)
0.63
Lateral plantar branch angiosome
15 (30.6%)
11 (21.2%)
0.27
Posterior tibial a. calcaneal angiosome
6 (12.2%)
5 (9.6%)
0.67
Peroneal a. calcaneal angiosome
4 (8.2%)
5 (9.6%)
0.53
Peroneal a. anterior angiosome
0 (0%)
2 (2.0%)
0.49
*ABI: ankle-brachial index; #SR: single revascularization; †MR: multiple revascularization.
