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Table 4.

Types of surgeries and their characteristics for both periods—part II.

	Prepandemic 1 June 2018–30 November 2019	Pandemic 1 June 2020–30 November 2021	Difference (%)	p Value
Suprainguinal revascularization
Ilio-femoral by-pass	52 (32.91%)	32 (36.36%)	3.45	0.60
Aorto-femoral by-pass	50 (31.65%)	32 (36.36%)	4.72	0.45
Aorto-bifemoral by-pass	56 (35.44%)	24 (27.27%)	−8.17	0.19
Age mean ± SD (min–max)	67.14 ± 8.54 (45–87)	65.59 ± 7.7 (47–82)	—	0.14^a
Sex (M/F)	79.74%/20.26%	81.81%/18.19%	—	0.82^b
Duration of hospital stay (days), median [interquartile range]	11.5 [8–14]	9 [7–11.5]	—	<0.0001^c
Infrainguinal revascularization
FP bypass with saphenous vein	28 (8.78%)	19 (15.07%)	6.30	0.054
FP bypass with grafts	230 (72.10%)	90 (71.43%)	−0.67	−0.88
Remote endarterectomy	61 (19.12%)	17 (13.49%)	−5.63	0.16
Age mean ± SD (min–max)	68.77 ± 8.95 (30–93)	68.13 ± 8.63 (36–91)	—	0.48^a
Sex (M/F)	81.81%/18.19%	85.71%/14.29%	—	0.37^b
Duration of hospital stay (days), median [interquartile range]	10 [7–14]	7 [6–10]	—	<0.0001^c
Amputation
AKA	33 (53.23%)	47 (52.23%)	−1	0.90
BKA	29 (46.77%)	43 (47.77%)	1	0.90
Age mean ± SD (min–max)	68.19 ± 9.05 (36–91)	70.71 ± 9.75 (47–91)	—	0.1^a
Sex (M/F)	77.41%/22.59%	76.66%/23.34%	—	0.92^b
Duration of hospital stay (days), median [interquartile range]	8.5 [6–11]	11.5 [7–11]	—	0.001^c
Endovascular treatment
Balloon angioplasty	74 (64.91%)	21 (55.26%)	−9.65	0.28
Stenting	40 (35.09%)	17 (44.74%)	9.65	0.28
Age mean ± SD (min–max)	66.42 ± 11.25 (32–88)	60.55 ± 15.46 (19–84)	—	0.03^a
Sex (M/F)	77.19%/22.81%	63.15%/36.86%	—	0.13^b
Duration of hospital stay (days), median [interquartile range]	9 [5–13]	5.5 [4–8]	—	<0.0001^c

FP, femoral-popliteal; SD, standard deviation; AKA, above-knee amputation; BKA, below-knee amputation.

^{^a}

Student’s t-test.

^{^b}

Chi-square test.

^{^c}

Mann–Whitney test.