Table I.
Basic characteristics of the included studies
| Study | Year of publication | Country of origin | No. of patients with COVID infection and ALI (total number of patients in the study) | Male/female gender | Mean age, years [SD or range are reported when provided by the studies] | Limb affected | Arteries affected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veerasuri et al9 | 2020 | UK | 1 | 1/0 | 56 | Bilateral lower limbs | Right SFA, right trifurcation, left trifurcation |
| Kaur et al10 | 2020 | USA | 1 | 1/0 | 43 | Right lower limb | Right SFA, POPA, trifurcation |
| Brugliera et al11 | 2020 | Italy | 3 | 3/0 | 68 | Bilateral lower limbs (n = 1) Right lower limb (n = 2) |
SFA, POPA (n = 1) NR for 2 patients |
| Hanif et al12 | 2020 | Pakistan | 1 | 0/1 | 75 | Left upper limb | Left UA and RA |
| Hasan et al13 | 2020 | Pakistan | 1 | 1/0 | 60 | Right lower limb | Right POPA and trifurcation |
| Gubitosa et al14 | 2020 | USA | 1 | 1/0 | 65 | Right lower limb | Right POPA |
| Anwar et al15 | 2020 | USA | 1 | 1/0 | 58 | Left lower limb | Left SFA, trifurcation |
| Singh et al16 | 2020 | USA | 1 | 1/0 | 77 | Left lower limb | Left SFA, trifurcation |
| Wang et al17 | 2020 | USA | 2 | 2/0 | 54 | Right lower limb Right upper limb |
Right dorsalis pedis, toes Right digital arteries, digits |
| Goldman et al18 | 2020 | USA | 16 (48) | 9/7 | 70 ± 14 | Lower limbs (n = 16) | From the POPA and proximally (n = 15) Distally from the POPA (n = 1) |
| Sánchez et al19 | 2020 | Peru | 30 | 23/7 | 60 ± 15 | Lower limb (n = 22) Upper limb (n = 8) |
NR |
| Galanis et al20 | 2020 | Greece | 1 | 1/0 | 80 | Right Upper limb | RA and UA |
| Bozzani et al21 | 2020 | Italy | 6 (38) | 4/2 | 71 (49-83) | Lower limb (n = 6) | Iliac–SFA–POPA (n = 6) |
| Mietto et al22 | 2020 | Italy | 1 | 1/0 | 53 | Left lower limb | Iliac–SFA–POPA–tibial arteries |
| Baccellieri et al23 | 2020 | Italy | 1 | 1/0 | 67 | Right lower limb | Iliac-SFA-POPA |
| Shao et al24 | 2020 | USA | 1 | 1/0 | 67 | Right upper limb | Brachial artery, UA, RA |
| Etkin et al25 | 2020 | USA | 42 (49) | NR | NR | Lower extremities (n = 35) Upper limbs (n = 7) |
Aortoiliac (n = 8) Femoral (n = 12) POPA (n = 15) Above elbow (n = 4) UA and RA (n = 3) |
| Muhammad et al26 | 2020 | UK | 1 | 1/0 | 49 | Left lower limb | Aorti-iliac–POPA–trifurcation |
| Heald et al27 | 2020 | USA | 1 | 1/0 | 65 | Left hand-digital ischemia | Digital arteries (left first and second digits) |
| Bellosta et al28 | 2020 | Italy | 20 | 18/2 | 75 ± 8 | Upper and lower limbs (number NR) | NR |
| Kaur et al29 | 2020 | USA | 1 | 1/0 | 71 | Upper limb (right) | Right brachial artery and RA |
| Kahlberg et al30 | 2020 | Italy | 41 (305) | NR | NR | Upper and lower limbs | NR |
| Schultz et al31 | 2020 | USA | 2 | 1/1 | 57 | 3 fingers (right) 2 fingers (right) |
Digital arteries (right) RA (right) |
| Vacirca et al32 | 2020 | Italy | 1 | 1/0 | 58 | Right lower limb | ATA, PTA, PA (right) |
| Fan et al33 | 2020 | Singapore | 1 | 1/0 | 39 | Right lower limb | ATA Abdominal aorta |
| Perini et al34 | 2020 | Italy | 2 | 2/0 | 45 | Bilateral lower limbs Upper limb (left) |
Aortoiliac Brachial bifurcation |
| Kashi et al35 | 2020 | France | 5 (7) | 4/1 | 69 | Lower limbs (2 bilateral, 2 right, 1 left) | Femoral (n = 3) POPA (n = 1) Iliac (n = 1) Fem-pop bypass (n = 1) NR (n = 1) |
| Baeza et al36 | 2020 | Spain | 3 | 1/2 | 72 | Bilateral lower limbs (n = 3) | Aortic-bilateral iliac (n = 3) |
| Garg et al37 | 2020 | USA | 3 (4) | 2/1 | 63 | Lower limb (2 right, 1 left) | POPA (n = 3) |
| Thompson et al38 | 2020 | USA | 1 | 0/1 | 42 | Right upper limb | Right subclavian + UA |
| Levolger et al39 | 2020 | Netherlands | 2 (4) | 2/0 | 53 | Right lower limb Left upper limb |
Right common iliac artery Left subclavian artery |
| Wengerter et al40 | 2020 | USA | 3 (4) | 3/0 | 53 | Left lower limb (n = 2) Bilateral lower limbs (n = 1) |
Aortoiliac (n = 1) Femoral–POPA (n = 3) |
| Chowdhury et al41 | 2020 | USA | 1 | 1/0 | 75 | Right upper extremity | Brachial artery |
| Liu et al42 | 2021 | China | 1 | 1/0 | 70 | Right lower limb | CFA and SFA |
ATA, Anterior tibial artery; CFA, common femoral artery; NR, not reported; POPA, popliteal artery; RA, radial artery; PA, peroneal artery; PTA, posterior tibial artery; SD, standard deviation; SFA, superficial femoral artery; UA, ulnar artery.