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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2019 Jan;69(1):156–163.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.05.244

Table II.

Postoperative outcomes of bypass-first vs endovascular-first strategy

Characteristics Bypass-first cohort Endovascular-first cohort P value
MALE 48 (9.0) 92 (11.2) .19
 Untreated loss of patency 10 (1.9) 17 (2.1) .79
 Major reintervention of treated arterial segment 23 (4.3) 25 (3.0) .22
 Transtibial or proximal amputation 23 (4.3) 61 (7.4) .02
MACE 37 (6.9) 21 (2.6) <.01
 30-Day mortality 17 (3.2) 15 (1.8) .10
 MI or stroke 20 (3.7) 7 (0.9) <.01
Other outcomes
 Bleeding requiring transfusion or secondary procedure 130 (24.3) 59 (7.2) <.01
 Wound complication 52 (9.7) 30 (3.7) <.01
 Readmission 97 (18.2) 173 (21.1) .19
 Length of stay, days 11.87 ± 9.52 7.17 ± 11.60 <.01
 Unplanned reoperation 102 (19.1) 141 (17.2) .36

MACE, Major adverse cardiovascular event; MALE, major adverse limb event; MI, myocardial infarction.

Categorical variables are presented as number (%). Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation.