Vein Harvest Wound Healing after Bypass Surgery for Critical Limb Ischemia.


Journal

Annals of vascular surgery
ISSN: 1615-5947
Titre abrégé: Ann Vasc Surg
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8703941

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2020
Historique:
received: 23 04 2019
revised: 02 06 2019
accepted: 03 06 2019
pubmed: 25 8 2019
medline: 14 4 2020
entrez: 25 8 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Lower-limb revascularization surgery, especially when performed using the great saphenous vein, predisposes patients to major surgical trauma on initially ischemic tissue. Vein harvest wounds (VHWs) after infrainguinal revascularization heal slowly. This study's aim was to assess the factors associated with VHW healing after infrainquinal bypass surgery for critical limb ischemia (CLI). A retrospective patient record study was conducted. All patients with CLI who underwent infrainguinal bypass surgery with autologous vein graft between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2017, in the Turku University Hospital, were included. Follow-up data were collected until February 28, 2018. The following data was collected from the patient files; risk factors, ankle-brachial indices (ABIs), systolic toe pressures (STPs), the presence of an ischemic ulcer, VHW dehiscence, and the time when the VHW was completely healed. Procedures with outflow vessels at either popliteal or tibial artery were analyzed separately. Descriptive and univariate statistical analyses were performed. Altogether, 195 patients were operated on for CLI, of whom 133 (68.2%) patients had ischemic ulcers. The mean follow-up time was 535.0 days (range 3.0-1143.0 days). The mean ABI improvement was 0.49 (P = 0.00), and STP improvement, 39.9 mm Hg (P = 0.00). The median time taken when VHW was healed was 48.0 days (95% confidence interval [CI], 39.4-56.6) in patients without ischemic ulcers and 82.0 days (95% CI, 59.7-104.3) in patients with ischemic ulcers, P = 0.03. VHW in patients who underwent popliteal artery bypass (62 days, 95% CI, 12.9-93.0) healed faster than VHW in those who underwent tibial artery bypass (132 days, 95% CI, 48.0-93.0), P = 0.02. Risk factors and the preoperative or postoperative ABIs or STPs had no effect on VHW healing time. VHW healing was remarkably slower after revascularization surgery in patients with an ischemic foot ulcer than in those without ischemic ulcers.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Lower-limb revascularization surgery, especially when performed using the great saphenous vein, predisposes patients to major surgical trauma on initially ischemic tissue. Vein harvest wounds (VHWs) after infrainguinal revascularization heal slowly. This study's aim was to assess the factors associated with VHW healing after infrainquinal bypass surgery for critical limb ischemia (CLI).
METHODS METHODS
A retrospective patient record study was conducted. All patients with CLI who underwent infrainguinal bypass surgery with autologous vein graft between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2017, in the Turku University Hospital, were included. Follow-up data were collected until February 28, 2018. The following data was collected from the patient files; risk factors, ankle-brachial indices (ABIs), systolic toe pressures (STPs), the presence of an ischemic ulcer, VHW dehiscence, and the time when the VHW was completely healed. Procedures with outflow vessels at either popliteal or tibial artery were analyzed separately. Descriptive and univariate statistical analyses were performed.
RESULTS RESULTS
Altogether, 195 patients were operated on for CLI, of whom 133 (68.2%) patients had ischemic ulcers. The mean follow-up time was 535.0 days (range 3.0-1143.0 days). The mean ABI improvement was 0.49 (P = 0.00), and STP improvement, 39.9 mm Hg (P = 0.00). The median time taken when VHW was healed was 48.0 days (95% confidence interval [CI], 39.4-56.6) in patients without ischemic ulcers and 82.0 days (95% CI, 59.7-104.3) in patients with ischemic ulcers, P = 0.03. VHW in patients who underwent popliteal artery bypass (62 days, 95% CI, 12.9-93.0) healed faster than VHW in those who underwent tibial artery bypass (132 days, 95% CI, 48.0-93.0), P = 0.02. Risk factors and the preoperative or postoperative ABIs or STPs had no effect on VHW healing time.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
VHW healing was remarkably slower after revascularization surgery in patients with an ischemic foot ulcer than in those without ischemic ulcers.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31445090
pii: S0890-5096(19)30582-5
doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.06.007
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

375-381

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Veikko Nikulainen (V)

Department of Vascular Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; University of Turku, Turku, Finland. Electronic address: veikko.nikulainen@utu.fi.

Päivi Helmiö (P)

Department of Vascular Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

Saija Hurme (S)

University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

Harri Hakovirta (H)

Department of Vascular Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

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