Predictors of health after revascularization for extremity ischemia

Brief Report: Do Patients With Poor Outcomes Regret Having Had Infrainguinal Bypass Surgery?

“…Infrainguinal bypass grafting for limb salvage is major surgery typically performed on patients with multiple comorbidities; undesirable short-and long-term outcomes such as infection, amputation, and death are common [1][2][3][4]. Previously, we found that patients appeared to be willing to undertake remarkable risks for surgery and that their expectations for benefits appeared greater than outcomes suggested by published reports [5].…”