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. 2018 Apr 12;7(8):e004782. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.004782

Table 2.

Predictors of In‐Hospital Adverse Events in ALI Patients Treated With PVI

Variables Technical Failure Distal Embolization Hospital LOS In‐Hospital Mortality
OR 95% CI P Value OR 95% CI P Value MR 95% CI P Value OR 95% CI P Value
Age per 5 y 0.9 0.7 to 1.0 0.084 1.0 0.8 to 1.4 0.716 1.0 0.9 to 1.0 0.189 1.4 1.0 to 2.1 0.086
Female sex 2.4 1.1 to 5.0 0.026 2.1 0.7 to 6.8 0.200 1.0 0.8 to 1.2 0.860 1.9 0.5 to 8.0 0.370
Current smoker 0.5 0.2 to 1.2 0.135 1.5 0.4 to 6.1 0.548 0.9 0.7 to 1.1 0.325 4.8 0.9 to 26.8 0.070
Diabetes mellitus 0.8 0.4 to 2.0 0.697 2.1 0.6 to 7.0 0.242 1.1 0.9 to 1.4 0.336 1.6 0.4 to 6.8 0.556
CAD 2.4 1.0 to 5.7 0.044 0.4 0.1 to 1.8 0.245 1.0 0.8 to 1.2 0.950 1.6 0.3 to 7.3 0.571
CHF 1.2 0.4 to 3.0 0.739 0.8 0.2 to 3.9 0.800 1.4 1.1 to 1.7 0.008 4.8 1.0 to 23.7 0.054
COPD 0.4 0.2 to 1.1 0.075 0.6 0.2 to 2.5 0.495 1.0 0.8 to 1.2 0.630 0.5 0.1 to 2.3 0.398
Aspirin use 0.8 0.4 to 2.1 0.728 1.3 0.4 to 4.9 0.657 1.1 0.9 to 1.3 0.526 0.5 0.1 to 2.1 0.327
Statin use 0.8 0.3 to 1.8 0.594 1.5 0.4 to 5.4 0.538 0.8 0.7 to 1.0 0.058 0.8 0.2 to 4.0 0.822
Previous PVI 0.8 0.4 to 1.9 0.706 0.4 0.1 to 1.6 0.208 0.8 0.6 to 1.0 0.032 0.1 0.1 to 0.8 0.033
Emergent case 2.4 1.0 to 5.6 0.038 1.8 0.5 to 6.1 0.342 1.4 1.1 to 1.7 0.004 5.5 1.4 to 22.2 0.017
PTA 0.9 0.3 to 2.9 0.830 1.2 0.3 to 4.5 0.808 1.2 0.9 to 1.6 0.138 0.9 0.2 to 4.6 0.876
Self‐expand stent 0.2 0.1 to 0.5 0.001 1.8 0.5 to 6.1 0.327 1.0 0.8 to 1.2 0.914 0.3 0.1 to 1.7 0.171
Balloon‐expand stent 0.4 0.1 to 1.6 0.175 5.6 1.1 to 29.5 0.043 0.8 0.6 to 1.2 0.316 0.6 0.1 to 5.1 0.660
Stent graft 0.3 0.1 to 1.1 0.078 5.6 1.1 to 28.7 0.038 0.9 0.7 to 1.2 0.542 1.0 0.1 to 8.1 0.971
Cutting balloon 1.3 0.3 to 5.7 0.709 1.0 0.1 to 7.0 0.986 1.0 0.6 to 1.6 0.901 2.8 0.2 to 38.4 0.447
Mechanical atherectomy 0.6 0.1 to 2.1 0.382 1.8 0.3 to 10.8 0.532 1.0 0.7 to 1.4 0.879 1.3 0.2 to 11.2 0.812
Thrombolysis 2.7 1.3 to 6.0 0.011 10.3 3.0 to 35.1 <0.001 0.9 0.8 to 1.2 0.601 1.1 0.2 to 5.7 0.866
Aortoiliac 0.8 0.3 to 2.0 0.649 0.3 0.1 to 1.2 0.085 1.7 1.3 to 2.1 <0.001 2.4 0.4 to 13.6 0.331

ALI indicates acute limb ischemia; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; CI, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LOS, length of stay; MR, mean ratio; OR, odds ratio; PTA, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; PVI, peripheral vascular interventions.