Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) causes significant morbidity with profound
negative effects on health-related quality of life. As the prevalence of peripheral artery …

Objective: To review quality of life (QOL) instruments for chronic limb-threatening ischemia
(CLTI) patients and informal carers, and their use in QOL and cost-utility analysis (CUA) …

Objective To assess the comparative effectiveness and temporal changes in quality of life
(QoL) outcomes after revascularisation, major lower extremity amputation (MLEA), and …

Background Wound complications after open infrainguinal revascularization are a frequent
cause of patient morbidity, resulting in increased healthcare costs. The purpose of the …

Significance: Quality of life (QoL) is important to patients with chronic wounds and is rarely
formally evaluated. Understanding what comorbidities most affect the individual versus their …

Abstract Objective Wound complications (WCs) after lower extremity arterial surgery (LEAS)
are common, resulting in readmissions and reinterventions. Whereas diabetes and obesity …

Aim While the scientific evidence in favour of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT)
dressings on sutured incisions in the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs) has …

Background Patients requiring vascular surgery have turned in older subjects with several
comorbidities with frailty problems and increased vulnerability. Treating this kind of patients …

Background: Wound complications remain a significant source of morbidity for patients
undergoing open infra-inguinal re-vascularization. The purpose of this study was to …

Background To analyze surgical site infections (SSIs) after infrainguinal bypass for standard
dressings versus closed incision negative pressure wound therapy (ciNPWT) in the Society …