Table 3.
Contingency table evaluating the association of lower-extremity revascularization to clinical variables
| Variables | Frequency of lower-extremity revascularization | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | .54 | |
| Male | 12/61 (19.7) | |
| Female | 3/24 (12.5) | |
| Race | .73 | |
| White | 11/67 (16.4) | |
| Other | 4/18 (22.2) | |
| Hypertension | .54 | |
| No | 3/25 (12.0) | |
| Yes | 12/60 (20.0) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | .60 | |
| No | 13/78 (16.7) | |
| Yes | 2/7 (28.6) | |
| Chronic lung disease | .14 | |
| No | 12/77 (15.6) | |
| Yes | 3/8 (37.5) | |
| Peripheral vascular disease | .004 | |
| No | 4/52 (7.7) | |
| Yes | 11/33 (33.3) | |
| Atrial fibrillation | .59 | |
| No | 15/79 (19.0) | |
| Yes | 0/6 (0.00) | |
| Coronary artery disease | .37 | |
| No | 12/75 (16.0) | |
| Yes | 3/10 (30.0) | |
| Redo heart surgery | .10 | |
| No | 12/78 (15.4) | |
| Yes | 3/7 (42.9) | |
| Aortic insufficiency moderate or greater | .78 | |
| No | 8/41 (19.5) | |
| Yes | 7/44 (15.9) | |
| Tamponade, rupture, or shock | .02 | |
| No | 14/56 (25.0) | |
| Yes | 1/29 (3.5) | |
| Current dialysis | .58 | |
| No | 15/80 (18.8) | |
| Yes | 0/5 (0.0) | |
| Cerebral malperfusion | .34 | |
| No | 13/64 (20.3) | |
| Yes | 2/21 (9.5) | |
| Coronary malperfusion | .58 | |
| No | 15/80 (18.8) | |
| Yes | 0/5 (0.0) | |
| Visceral malperfusion | 1.00 | |
| No | 13/70 (18.6) | |
| Yes | 2/15 (13.3) | |
| Renal malperfusion | 1.00 | |
| No | 11/63 (17.5) | |
| Yes | 4/22 (18.2) | |
| Previous lower-extremity intervention | .58 | |
| No | 15/80 (18.8) | |
| Yes | 0/5 (0.0) | |
| Pulse deficit | .01 | |
| No | 6/60 (10.0) | |
| Yes | 9/25 (36.0) | |
| Limb affected in LEM | .75 | |
| Left | 7/23 (30.4) | |
| Right | 5/24 (20.8) | |
| Both | 2/8 (25.0) |
LEM, Lower-extremity malperfusion.