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ARTERIAL EMBOLECTOMY: A REVIEW OF 100 CASES
Author(s) -
Bates G. J.,
Askew A. R.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1984.tb06704.x
Subject(s) - medicine , embolectomy , general surgery , cardiology , pulmonary embolism
The results of 100 consecutive patients undergoing arterial embolectomy at the Royal Brisbane Hospital between 1971 and 1981 are presented. Twenty‐two patients died and 18 of these had unsuccessful procedures. Of the 82 patients surviving more than 30 days, 14 had a limb amputated and 12 underwent further vascular surgery. Duration of ischaemia was the most important predictive factor; 75% of cases with an ischaemia time of less than 12 h had a successful outcome whereas only 37% were successful when the ischaemia time exceeded 12 h. Anticoagulation improved the success rate, but resulted in a high incidence of wound haematoma.