Management of Lower Extremity Wounds in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Stratified Conservative Approach

Conservative management of lower extremity nonhealing wounds in selected patients with PAD is successful in over two-thirds of the patients. The failure of conservative management does not increase mortality or amputation rates. When the TcPO2 is >30 mm Hg, the ABI and the TASC II definition of critical limb ischemia predict wound healing and should be key factors in considering conservative therapy.