Association of Frailty With Treatment Selection and Long-Term Outcomes Among Patients With Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.

ABSTRACT: Background The optimal treatment strategy for patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is often unclear. Frailty has emerged as an important factor that can identify patients at greater risk of poor outcomes and guide treatment selection, but few studies have explored its utility among the CLTI population. We examine the association of a health record-based frailty measure with treatment choice and long-term outcomes among patients hospitalized with CLTI. Methods and Results We included patients aged >65 years hospitalized with CLTI in the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review data set between October 1, 2009 and September 30, 2015. The primary exposure was frailty, defined by the Claims-based Frailty Indicator. Baseline frailty status and revascularization choice were examin

SUBMITTER: Butala NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9075246 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature