National Treatment Patterns and Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia and End-Stage Kidney Disease.
Samir K ShahDan NealScott A BerceliMark SegalMichol A CooperThomas S HuberGilbert R UpchurchSalvatore T ScaliPublished in: Vascular and endovascular surgery (2022)
Compared to hospital admissions for patients without ESKD, admissions for patients with CLTI + ESKD demonstrated distinctive demographic characteristics, a lower likelihood of open revascularization and a higher likelihood of endovascular revascularization and major limb amputation. Chronic limb-threatening ischemia + ESKD hospital admissions showed worse overall outcomes and greater resource utilization compared to CLTI admissions without ESKD.