Evaluation of role of Endovascular Intervention in Treatment of Patients with Critical Lower Limb Ischemia

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this work is to evaluate the role of endovascular intervention in limb revascularisation , wound healing , pain relief and limb salvage for patients complaining from critical lower limb ischemia (CLI) in the vascular surgery department in Zagazig university hospitals(period from September 2018 till February 2019) .Methods: This is a Prospective cohort study. The study was carried on Zagazig university Hospitals . Sample size: Assuming that attendance rate of patients with critical lower limb ischemia in vascular surgery department is 3/month so total sample size were 18/6months (period from September 2018 till February 2019) .Conclusion: Endovascular intervention is considered a safe and efficient technique in the treatment of critical limb ischemia, the technique has many advantages over open surgical procedure , being tolerable, easy, safe and effective with general anaesthesia avoidance and has low mortality and morbidity rates than surgical intervention using bypass or endartectomy techniques.