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 7
Basal characteristics according to the local perfusion of the ischemic ulcer.
Basal characteristics
value
DR# ()
IR† “through collaterals” ()
IR† “without collaterals” ()
DR# versus IR† “through collaterals”
DR# versus IR† “without collaterals”
IR# “through collaterals versus IR† “without collaterals”
Age (years)
72 (63–78)
72 (68–75)
69 (63–77)
0.94
0.99
0.60
Males
30 (65.2%)
11 (50.0%)
9 (52.9%)
0.23
0.37
0.85
Smoking history
36 (78.3%)
15 (68.2%)
11 (64.7%)
0.36
0.27
0.81
Dyslipidemia
13 (28.3%)
9 (40.9%)
4 (23.5%)
0.29
0.70
0.25
Hypertension
31 (67.4%)
18 (81.8%)
14 (82.4%)
0.26
0.35
0.96
Ischemic heart disease
17 (36.9%)
5 (22.7%)
4 (23.5%)
0.24
0.31
0.95
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
3 (6.5%)
2 (9.1%)
1 (5.9%)
0.65
0.92
0.70
Stroke
9 (19.6%)
6 (27.3%)
3 (17.3%)
0.47
0.86
0.70
Preoperative ABI*
0.50 (0.41–0.68)
0.60 (0.48–0.74)
0.64 (0.32–0.67)
0.30
0.79
0.48
Noncompressible ABI*
25 (54.3%)
9 (40.9%)
7 (41.2%)
0.30
0.75
0.26
Infected ulcers
6 (35.3%)
8 (36.4%)
18 (39.1%)
0.82
0.78
0.94
Injured angiosome
Dorsalis pedis angiosome
37 (80.4%)
16 (72.7%)
12 (70.6%)
0.47
0.40
0.88
Medial plantar branch angiosome
24 (52.2%)
11 (50.0%)
10 (58.8%)
0.86
0.63
0.58
Lateral plantar branch angiosome
10 (21.7%)
9 (40.9%)
3 (17.6%)
0.09
0.51
0.16
Posterior tibial a. calcaneal angiosome
5 (10.9%)
2 (9.1%)
3 (17.6%)
0.59
0.67
0.63
Peroneal a. calcaneal angiosome
5 (10.9%)
1 (4.5%)
2 (11.8%)
0.65
0.61
0.57
Peroneal a. anterior angiosome
2 (4.3%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0.45
0.53
n.a
*ABI: ankle-brachial index; #DR: direct revascularization; †IR: indirect revascularization.
