Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10214593 | Journal of Vascular Surgery | 2018 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
This is the first study to demonstrate that WIfI classification is associated with important clinical outcomes in a no-option CLTI population. Our data suggest that limb prognosis is poor in patients with classic ischemic rest pain, without wounds or infection (W0-I3-fI0), when they lack revascularization options. Further studies are needed to determine whether reassignment of this population from WIfI stage 2 to WIfI stage 3 may be appropriate to reflect amputation risk in the absence of successful revascularization for patients suffering from ischemic rest pain in general.
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Authors
Steven T.W. MD, Martin MD, PhD, Frans L. MD, PhD, Gert J. PhD, Marianne C. MD, PhD, Michael S. MD,