Table 1.
Characteristic of the patients (group VAC therapy)
| Patient no. | Age (years) | Gender | Operation indication | Ischaemia time pre‐OP (hours) | Operation type | Interval OP → IRS * (hours) | Fasciotomy type [wound size (cm)] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | M | Traumatic popliteal artery rupture | 3 | Popliteal artery repair + replacement | 3 | Bilateral (30 × 10) |
| 2 | 75 | W | Acute lower limb artery occlusion | 8 | Arterial desobstruction + femoro‐popliteal bypass | 5 | Bilateral (28 × 10) |
| 3 | 50 | M | Chronically subocclusion of subcalvian artery | >8 | A subclavia bypass | 20 | Unilateral (17 × 7) |
| 4 | 62 | M | Acute lower limb artery occlusion | 10 | Arterial desobstruction + femoro‐popliteal bypass | 12 | Bilateral (28 × 9) |
| 5 | 39 | W | Acute lower limb artery occlusion | 6 | Arterial desobstruction | 8 | Bilateral (29 × 9) |
| 6 | 79 | M | Acute lower limb artery occlusion | 7 | Arterial desobstruction + endarteriectomie A. femorale | 15 | Unilateral (31 × 9) |
| 7 | 71 | M | Acute lower limb artery occlusion | 5 | Arterial desobstruction | 10 | Bilateral (30 × 12) |
Pre‐OP, preoperative.
*Time between first surgical intervention and IRS.