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Improving Limb Salvage for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia With Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Retrospective Analysis by Anna E. Cyrek; Nora Henn; Fabian Meinhardt; Martin Lainka; Arkadius Pacha; Andreas Paul; Dietrich Koch is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Improving Limb Salvage for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia With Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Retrospective Analysis about?
## Introduction: Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) represents the most severe form of peripheral artery disease (PAD). Up to a third of CLTI patients are not eligible to receive first-line treatments such as bypass surgery or endovascular interventions. Epidural spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been used as a method to improve microcirculatory blood flow and relieve ischemic pain in CTLI patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate limb salvage, ulcer closure, and clinical changes of SCS implanted CTLI patients at 1-year follow-up. ## Methods: Eligible patients had end-stage lower limb PAD unresponsive to medical therapy and not amenable to surgical reconstruction. Patients were candidates for amputation, but limb loss was not inevitable (Fontaine stage III and IV). Pain intensity and skin temperature in the ischemic area (visual analogue scale), quality of life (WHOQoL-BREF), and ankle/brachial blood pressure index (ABI) were recorded at routine follow-up visits. Data were analyzed retrospectively. ## Results: 29 patients underwent SCS implantation at one vascular center. The minimum follow-up period was 30 months. Limb survival at 1-year follow-up was 97% (28/29) and 73
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- Author
- Anna E. Cyrek; Nora Henn; Fabian Meinhardt; Martin Lainka; Arkadius Pacha; Andreas Paul; Dietrich Koch
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)