Article ; Online: Patient and Institutional Costs of Failure of Angioplasty of the Superficial Femoral Artery.
2020 Volume 72, Page(s) 218–226
Abstract: Background: Debate surrounds the optimal management of superficial femoral artery (SFA) disease. Randomized trial data rarely reflect real world findings, specifically the consequences to the patient of angioplasty failure. We observed the effect of a ... ...
| Abstract | Background: Debate surrounds the optimal management of superficial femoral artery (SFA) disease. Randomized trial data rarely reflect real world findings, specifically the consequences to the patient of angioplasty failure. We observed the effect of a failed SFA angioplasty on the need for repeated clinic visits, hospital readmissions, imaging requirements, and reinterventions. Methods: We reviewed a consecutive series of 148 patients (94 men, median age 72 years) undergoing solely SFA angioplasty over a 2-year period. Patient preangioplasty demographics and 2-year post-PTA follow-up data were collated, including hospital attendances (inpatient/outpatient), further imaging (including radiation exposure) and revascularization attempts. We defined "failed angioplasty" as presence of clinical symptoms with radiological evidence of significant restenosis after an initial successful primary SFA angioplasty. Results: Fifty-four patients represented with a failed angioplasty (median time of 4 months after index PTA). In this group, failure of index angioplasty resulted in a further 185 restenosis-related clinic visits and a total of 537 bed days of inpatient stay. This group underwent a further 149 imaging events and required a further 34 endovascular revascularization procedures and 12 infrainguinal bypass procedures. These interventions and investigations corresponded to overall effective radiation dose across all patients of 190.69 mSv. Of the cohort of 99 patients who did not have a "failed angioplasty," they required 100 clinic visits, 21 further scans (total radiation dose 6.42 mSv), and 36 bed days of inpatient admission. Conclusions: Failed angioplasty results in significant additional consequences for patients and health-care systems. Further work should focus on refining decision-making, providing the right procedure to the right patient at the right time. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Angioplasty/adverse effects ; Angioplasty/economics ; Clinical Decision-Making ; Female ; Femoral Artery/diagnostic imaging ; Health Expenditures ; Hospital Costs ; Humans ; Male ; Patient Readmission/economics ; Peripheral Arterial Disease/diagnostic imaging ; Peripheral Arterial Disease/economics ; Peripheral Arterial Disease/therapy ; Recurrence ; Retreatment/economics ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Time Factors ; Treatment Failure |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2020-09-01 |
| Publishing country | Netherlands |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 1027366-9 |
| ISSN | 1615-5947 ; 0890-5096 |
| ISSN (online) | 1615-5947 |
| ISSN | 0890-5096 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.08.106 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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