Effect of gait speed on clinical outcomes after crural and pedal bypass in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia.

Objectives: Many factors affect long-term outcomes after open bypass in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). Ambulatory status has been suggested to be associated with clinical outcomes, but there is limited knowledge on the effect of gait speed on outcomes. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of gait speed assessed in a 6-min walk test (6MWT) on outcomes after crural and pedal bypass in patients with CLTI.

The effects of high quality team medicine on outcomes of chronic limb-threatening ischemia patients with infrapopliteal bypass.

Objectives: A team approach for treatment of patients with CLTI is used worldwide. However, the quality of team medicine is a concern. The Global Vascular Guidelines provide recommendations for high quality team medicine, but there is limited knowledge of the significance of team quality in CLTI treatment.

Effectiveness of Unsupervised Exercise Therapy After Endovascular Treatment for an Iliac Occlusive Lesion.

Objective: Exercise therapy has acceptable outcomes for patients with intermittent claudication (IC), but there are few reports on the results of continuous unsupervised exercise therapy after endovascular treatment (EVT) for an iliac lesion. The aim of this study is to analyze the long-term outcomes of unsupervised exercise therapy for patients after EVT.

Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed in 76 patients (93 limbs) with IC who underwent iliac EVT from 2012 to 2020 at our hospital.

Prognostic Significance of Preoperative Functional Independence Measure (FIM) on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (CLTI).

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of preoperative motor and cognitive activities of daily living (ADL) on long-term outcomes of patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) after distal bypass.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed for patients who underwent distal bypass for CLTI from 2013 to 2019 at multiple centers in Japan. Comparisons were made among patients with high and low motor and cognitive ADL based on the functional independence measure (FIM).

Effectiveness of continuous unsupervised exercise therapy after above-knee femoropopliteal bypass.

Objective: Exercise therapy has acceptable outcomes for patients with intermittent claudication, although few reports exist regarding the results of continuous exercise therapy after surgical reconstruction for intermittent claudication. This study aimed to analyze the long-term outcomes of unsupervised exercise therapy for patients after above-knee femoropopliteal bypass.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 69 patients (69 limbs, 69 grafts) who underwent above-knee femoropopliteal bypass from April 2009 to March 2018 in our hospital.

Long-Term Results of Distal Bypass for Intermittent Claudication.

Background: Distal bypass (DB) is the optimal treatment for patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI). However, effectiveness of DB for patients with intermittent claudication (IC) remains uncertain. This study aimed to analyze long-term results of DB for IC patients (IC-DB) compared with those of DB for CLI patients (CLI-DB).