Abstract
We followed up 133 patients with claudication to determine the prognostic value of dependent rubor. Life tables analysis was used, with a threatened limb as the endpoint. A threatened limb was defined as the development of ischemic rest pain, skin ulceration, or gangrene. At four years, the rubor group had a limb-threat incidence of 25%, compared with only 9% in the nonrubor group. While not indicative of imminent limb loss, the presence of dependent rubor defines patients whose limb risk is greater than in those with claudication alone.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 932-935 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Archives of Surgery |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1984 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Dependent rubor as a predictor of limb risk in patients with claudication. / Kozol, Robert; Bredenberg, C. E.; Fey, J. D.; Oates, R. P.
In: Archives of Surgery, Vol. 119, No. 8, 01.01.1984, p. 932-935.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Oates, R. P.
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N2 - We followed up 133 patients with claudication to determine the prognostic value of dependent rubor. Life tables analysis was used, with a threatened limb as the endpoint. A threatened limb was defined as the development of ischemic rest pain, skin ulceration, or gangrene. At four years, the rubor group had a limb-threat incidence of 25%, compared with only 9% in the nonrubor group. While not indicative of imminent limb loss, the presence of dependent rubor defines patients whose limb risk is greater than in those with claudication alone.
AB - We followed up 133 patients with claudication to determine the prognostic value of dependent rubor. Life tables analysis was used, with a threatened limb as the endpoint. A threatened limb was defined as the development of ischemic rest pain, skin ulceration, or gangrene. At four years, the rubor group had a limb-threat incidence of 25%, compared with only 9% in the nonrubor group. While not indicative of imminent limb loss, the presence of dependent rubor defines patients whose limb risk is greater than in those with claudication alone.
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