Long-Term Outcome of Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Critical Limb Ischemia in Germany.

Background: The aim of this study is to present short- and long-term outcomes after lower extremity bypass (LEB) surgery in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and chronic kidney disease (CKD), differentiated by peripheral artery disease (PAD) Fontaine stage III and IV.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of anonymized data from a nationwide German health insurance company (AOK). Data from 22,633 patients (14,523 men) who underwent LEB from 2010 to 2015 were analyzed, presenting 18,271 with CKD stage 1/2, 2,483 patients with CKD stage 3, and 1,879 with CKD stage 4/5.

Long-Term Outcome of Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients with Critical Limb-Threatening Ischaemia in Germany.

Aim: To present the short- and long-term outcomes of lower extremity bypass (LEB) surgery in patients with critical limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI), comparing diabetic (DM) and non-diabetic (non-DM) patients.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of anonymised data from a nationwide health insurance company (AOK). Data from 22,633 patients (DM: = 7266; non-DM: = 15,367; men: = 14,523; women: = 8110; mean patient age: 72.