The influence of gender on functional outcomes of lower extremity bypass.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our aim was to evaluate the effect of gender on early and late procedural and functional outcomes of lower extremity bypass (LEB).

Methods

We reviewed the records of 2576 patients (828 women; 32%) who underwent LEB for claudication or critical limb ischemia (CLI) in the Vascular Study Group of New England from 2003 to 2010. Logistic regression and proportional hazards models were used to adjust for potential confounding differences between genders. Morbidity, mortality, graft patency, freedom from major amputation, ambulation, and living status were analyzed postoperatively and over 1 year.

Results

Women were older (70 vs 68 years; P < .001), had more hypertension (89% vs 85%; P = .006), less coronary artery disease (35% vs 39%; P = .03), smoking (73% vs 88%

SUBMITTER: Duffy RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4283108 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature