Outcome of Femoral Angioplasty/Stenting Procedures in Different Ethnic Groups in England: A Retrospective Analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics and Review of Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Various studies, mainly from North America, report worse outcomes in ethnic minority populations submitted to revascularization for peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Limited nationwide data in relation to ethnicity are available from Europe.

Objective

The objective of the study is to compare the outcomes of femoral angioplasty/stenting procedures among different ethnic groups in England during the 10-year period from 2006 to 2015.

Materials and methods

The "Hospital Episode Statistics" database has been searched using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes to identify all cases of femoral angioplasty or stenting from English NHS Hospitals between January 1, 2006, and December 31, 2015. Subsequent mortality, secon

SUBMITTER: Vitalis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9896409 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature