Clinical Study

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 6

TASC-II classification for the worst lesion treated and perioperative data according to the patent tibial vessels achieved to the foot.

Perioperative data value
Runoff 0 ( )Runoff 1 ( )Runoff > 1 ( )Runoff > 1 versus runoff 1Runoff > 1 versus runoff 0Runoff 1 versus runoff 0

TASC-B0 (0%)5 (7.8%)1 (4.8%)0.630.370.57
TASC-C4 (25.0%)9 (14.1%)2 (9.5%)0.720.200.28
TASC-D12 (75.0%)50 (78.1%)18 (85.7%)0.540.430.74
Combined treatment*9 (56.3%)25 (39.1%)11 (52.4%)0.280.810.21
Multiple revascularization 6 (11.5%)28 (53.8%)18 (34.6%)0.0010.0050.65
Debridement3 (18.8%)6 (9.4%)2 (9.5%)0.980.630.37
Minor amputation6 (37.5%)19 (29.7%)3 (14.3%)0.250.130.54
Postoperative ABI#0.52 (0.57–0.66)0.88 (0.73–0.93)0.90 (0.77–0.97)0.540.010.01
MACE at 30 days0 (0%)3 (4.7%)0 (0%)0.57n.a0.50
MALE& at 30 days 1 (4.8%)2 (3.1%)0 (0%)0.570.560.63
Major amputation at 30 days 1 (4.8%)1 (1.6%)0 (0%)0.430.560.80

*Combined treatment: combined treatment of the femoropopliteal and the infrapopliteal sector; #ABI: ankle-brachial index; MACE: major adverse cardiovascular event; &MALE: major adverse limb event.