Quality of Life and Traditional Outcome Results at 1 Year in Elderly Patients Having Critical Limb Ischemia and the Role of Conservative Treatment.
Stijn L SteunenbergJolanda de VriesJelle W RaatsNathalie VerbogtPaul LodderGeert-Jan van EijckEelco J VeenHans G W de GrootGwan H HoLijckle van der LaanPublished in: Vascular and endovascular surgery (2019)
The results of this study could not be used to designate the superior treatment used in elderly patients with CLI. Conservative treatment could be an acceptable treatment option in selected patients with CLI unfit for revascularization. Treatment of choice in elderly patients with CLI is based on multiple factors and should be individualized in a shared decision-making process.