Diabetes and the outcome of infrainguinal bypass for critical limb ischaemia.

Aim: To examine the influence of diabetes mellitus (DM) on the outcome of infrainguinal bypass operations performed for critical foot ischaemia in Chinese patients.

Methods: A prospective audit of 265 consecutive infrainguinal bypass operations.

Results: Diabetic patients suffered more frequently from ischaemic heart disease (48% vs 25%, P=0.