Associations of Clinical Frailty with Severity of Limb Threat and Outcomes in Chronic Limb-threatening Ischaemia.

Objective: Investigate the relationship of frailty and severity of chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI), and their comparative associations with one-year outcomes, in patients presenting to a vascular limb salvage (VaLS) clinic.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study utilised data collected from a prospectively maintained VaLS clinic database. Patients aged ≥50 presenting to the VaLS clinic with CLTI between February 2018 and April 2019 were included.

Does the Introduction of a Vascular Limb Salvage Service Improve One Year Amputation Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischaemia?

Objective: Vascular limb salvage services are recommended by the Global Vascular Guidelines to help improve outcomes for patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI), although their description within the literature is limited. This study reports the 12 month outcomes for an outpatient based vascular limb salvage (VaLS) clinic.

Methods: An analysis of a prospectively maintained database, involving all consecutive patients diagnosed with CLTI within the VaLS clinic from February 2018-February 2019, was undertaken.