Association Between Diagnosis-to-Limb Revascularization Time and Clinical Outcomes in Outpatients With Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: Insights From the CLIPPER Cohort.
Alexander C FanaroffElias J DayoubLin YangKaitlyn SchultzOmar I RamadanGrace J WangScott M DamrauerElizabeth A GenoveseEric A SecemskySahil A ParikhAshwin S NathanMaureen P KohiMitchell D WeinbergMichael R JaffPeter W GroeneveldJay S GiriPublished in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)
A delay of >30 days from CLTI diagnosis to lower extremity endovascular revascularization was associated with an increased risk of major lower extremity amputation among patients undergoing outpatient endovascular revascularization. Improving systems of care to reduce D2L time could reduce amputations.