Stent revascularization versus bypass surgery for peripheral artery disease in type 2 diabetic patients - an instrumental variable analysis.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to use instrumental variable (IV) analyses to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of percutaneous stent revascularization versus bypass surgery in the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD) among type 2 diabetic patients. Type 2 diabetic patients who received peripheral artery bypass surgery (n = 5,652) or stent revascularization (n = 659) for lower extremity arterial stenosis between 2000 and 2007 were identified from the Taiwan National Health Insurance claims database. Patients were followed from the date of index hospitalization for 2 years for lower-extremity amputation, revascularization, and hospitalization for medical treatment. Analysis using treatment year, patients' monthly income level, and regional difference as IVs were conducted to reduc

SUBMITTER: Chang CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5114545 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature