Publications by authors named "I Chetter"
Objective: Major amputation and death are significant outcomes after lower limb revascularisation for chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI), but there is limited evidence on their association with the timing of revascularisation. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between time from non-elective admission to revascularisation and one year outcomes for patients with CLTI.
Methods: This was an observational, population based cohort study of patients aged ≥ 50 years with CLTI admitted non-electively for infra-inguinal revascularisation procedures in English NHS hospitals from January 2017 to December 2019 recorded in the Hospital Episode Statistics database.
Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) pose a significant challenge to healthcare systems by elevating patient morbidity and mortality and driving up financial costs. Preoperative skin preparation is crucial for preventing SSIs; however, certain traditional methods of hair removal have been found to increase the risk of SSI development. Mechanical epilation and waxing constitute two relatively explored methods of hair removal, which may hold potential to accelerate wound healing due to the activation of stem cells within hair follicles.
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- - The study evaluates the 10-year outcomes of two treatments for varicose veins: surgical ligation and stripping vs. endovenous laser ablation (EVLA), showing both improve quality of life (QoL).
- - At the 10-year mark, EVLA had a lower clinical recurrence rate (37% vs. 59%) and showed significantly better QoL scores in areas like bodily pain and general health compared to surgery.
- - Overall, while both treatments are effective long-term, EVLA provides superior clinical and QoL outcomes for patients with symptomatic varicose veins.
Introduction: The combination of intermittent claudication (IC), cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM), and sarcopenia is associated with worse outcomes than IC alone. This study aimed to identify whether the completion of supervised exercise therapy (SET) attenuates these adverse outcomes in patients with combined IC, sarcopenia, and CMM.
Methods: This registry review included consecutive IC patients with concomitant CMM and sarcopenia, who were referred for SET from 2014 to 2017.