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Cost-effectiveness of leg bypass versus endovascular therapy for critical limb ischemia a systematic review

Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is a severe form of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) marked by ischemic rest pain, tissue loss, or gangrene. CLI is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and resource utilization. Patients can be treated with revascularization, either surgical or endovascula...

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Main Authors: Shekelle, Paul G., Gibbons, Melinda Maggard (Author), Childers, Chris P. (Author), Lamaina, Margherita (Author)
Corporate Authors: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center Evidence-Based Synthesis Program Center
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service March 2019, 2019
Series:Evidence systhesis program
Subjects:
Leg / Surgery
Leg / Blood Supply
Cost-benefit Analysis
Ischemia / Surgery
Vascular Surgical Procedures / Economics
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is a severe form of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) marked by ischemic rest pain, tissue loss, or gangrene. CLI is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and resource utilization. Patients can be treated with revascularization, either surgical or endovascular. To help clinicians, patients, and policymakers decide between surgery-first and endovascular-first approaches in patients with CLI, we were asked to conduct a systematic review of the literature
Physical Description:1 PDF file (vi, 63 pages) illustrations

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