Table 2 Infrainguinal bypass using vein graft for CLI (10 years experiences in Asahikawa Medical Univ.).
| Dialysis cases | Non-dialysis cases | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of bypasses | 205 | 237 |
| Distal anastomotic site | ||
| Popliteal | 27 (13.1%) | 61 (25.7%) |
| Above-knee | 4 | 14 |
| Below-knee | 23 | 47 |
| Crural | 82 (40.0%) | 121 (51.1%) |
| Anterior tibial | 23 | 25 |
| Posterior tibial | 49 | 76 |
| Peroneal | 10 | 20 |
| Pedal | 96 (46.8%) | 55 (23.2%) |
| Dorsalis pedis | 82 | 37 |
| Plantar | 10 | 14 |
| Other branch | 4 | 4 |
| Vein graft source | 204 | 224 |
| Single vein graft | 131 (64.2%) | 159 (71.0%) |
| Ipsilateral GSV | 129 | 154 |
| Contralateral GSV | 1 | 2 |
| Other vein materials | 1 | 3 |
| Spliced vein graft | 73 (35.8%) | 65 (29.0%) |
| GSV only | 28 | 16 |
| Including SSV | 12 | 13 |
| Including arm vein | 28 | 24 |
GSV: great saphenous vein; SSV: short saphenous vein