Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-8-16
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to determine the angiographic and clinical success rate and the immediate limb salvage and mortality rate after intra-arterial thrombolysis in limb-threatening ischaemia. A retrospective study of 66 patients treated with intra-arterial thrombolysis for 71 episodes of limb-threatening ischaemia was carried out. Immediate angiographic recanalisation rate, pre- and post-treatment ankle-brachial index (ABI) and clinical stage were established. Major amputations and deaths were recorded. The immediate primary angiographic recanalisation was complete in 25 cases and partial in 20 cases. Combined complete plus partial recanalisation rate was thus 63.4% (45/71). The overall mean ABI after treatment was significantly higher than before treatment (0.35 versus 0.68), excluding patients undergoing amputation. Clinical improvement was achieved in 59.2% of cases for one month after treatment. The amputation rate was 18.3% during the first month and 29.6% during the median follow-up of 16 weeks. The mortality rates were 6.1% and 33.3% respectively. Despite a high mortality the complications of thrombolysis were few emphasizing the relative safety of this method in treating limb threatening ischaemia. Furthermore, thrombolysis may identify the underlying pathology, which can be corrected by additional surgery or interventional procedure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0355-9521
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
84
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
364-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Angiography, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Extremities, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Fibrinolytic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Infusions, Intra-Arterial, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Ischemia, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Plasminogen Activators, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Streptokinase, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Thrombolytic Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Tissue Plasminogen Activator, pubmed-meshheading:8687081-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Local intra-arterial thrombolysis in limb-threatening ischaemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article