Table 3.
Outcomes and complications according to aetiology of arterial occlusion
| All procedures (n = 749) | Acute arterial thrombosis (n = 232) | Embolus (n = 161) | Popliteal aneurysm (n = 48) | Graft occlusion (n = 280) | P† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any bleeding complication | 227 (30·3) | 63 of 231 (27·3) | 38 (23·6) | 23 (48)* | 94 (33·6) | 0.005 |
| Bleeding requiring transfusion | 104 (13·9) | 23 of 231 (10·0) | 14 (8·7) | 12 (25)* | 49 (17·5)* | 0.002 |
| Interruption of thrombolysis owing to bleeding | 43 (5·7) | 12 (5·2) | 3 (1·9) | 6 (13) | 19 (6·8) | 0.024 |
| Fasciotomy | 70 (9·3) | 14 (6·0) | 13 (8·1) | 9 (19) | 32 (11·4) | 0.022 |
| Amputation within 30 days | 98 (13·1) | 33 of 231 (14·3) | 9 of 159 (5·7)* | 14 (29)* | 38 (13·6) | <0.001 |
| Died within 30 days | 33 (4·4) | 8 (3·4) | 15 (9·3)* | 1 (2) | 7 (2·5) | 0.004 |
| Amputation-free survival at 30 days | 626 (83·6) | 194 of 231 (84·0) | 136 of 158 (86·1) | 33 (69)* | 240 (85·7) | 0.025 |
Values in parentheses are percentages of all procedures or of the relevant aetiological group.
*
P <0·010 versus other groups;
†
comparisons of all groups (cross-tabulation with χ2 test for dichotomous variables and one-way ANOVA for continuous variables).