Critical Limb Ischemia
Conditions
Keywords
PTFE bypass, femoro-popliteal, femoro-crural, popliteal arteries, crural arteries, external support, crtical limb ischemia
Brief summary
Randomized study to evaluate the effect of adding external support to PTFE-grafts used for bypass to below knee arteries in patients with critical limb ischemia with respect to primary patency, secondary patency, and limb salvage.
Interventions
PROCEDUREExternal support
Bypass surgery with externally supported graft
Sponsors
Lasarettet Boden
Borås Lasarett
Eskilstuna Lasarettet
Falu Lasarett Röntgen
Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Göteborg
Department of Surgery, Östra sjukhuset, Göteborg
Lasarett Gävle
Helsingborgs Hospital
Kalmar County Hospital
Karlstad Central Hospital
Kristiansund Hospital
Lund University Hospital
Malmö University
Department of Surgery, Lasarettet, Motala
Department of Surgery, Lasarettet, Mölndal
Department of Surgery, Lasarettet, Norrköping
Department of Surgery, Lasarettet, Nyköping
Department of Surgery, Lasarettet, Skellefteå
Department of Surgery, Kärnsjukhuset, Skövde
Department of Surgery, S:t Görans Sjukhus, Stockholm
Department of Surgery, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm
Department of Surgery, Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus, Trollhättan-Vänersborg
Uppsala University Hospital
Västervik Hospital
Region Västmanland
Department of Surgery, Lasarettet, Växjö
Department of Surgery, Lasarettet, Örebro
Department of Surgery, Lasarettet, Östersund
University Hospital, Linkoeping
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Critical limb ischemia Need for bypass surgery
Exclusion criteria
Can participate in follow-up Has suitable saphenous vein
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| primary graft patency | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| limb salvage | — |
Outcome results
None listed