title: Long-term of patients receiving an aorto-bi-femoral prosthesis for atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the aortic bifurcation.
abstract: Over a 14-year period (1975-1989), 547 patients with a mean age of 57 years received an aorto-bi-femoral prosthesis for atherosclerotic occlusive disease (AOD) and underwent regular follow-up over a 13-year period. Immediate post-operative mortality was 2.5% with few deaths due to cardiovascular causes (0.5%). The long-term mortality was significantly elevated at 5 years (10% higher than controls) and at 10 years (16%). These deaths were due to the AOD and its surgical treatment (10%), other cardiovascular disease (30%) and cancer (41%). Approximately 5% of patients required an immediate post-operative, or delayed amputation, compared to 33% which had a threatened limb before the operation. Thrombosis of the prosthesis was relatively rare. At 5 years, 81% of the survivors remained largely improved; at 10 years, 67% and at 13 years, 62%. The benefit of this intervention is therefore unquestionable with regards to the functional state and survival. Also, in avoiding immobility due to the disabling intermittent claudication or amputation, it considerably improves the quality of life which largely compensates for the low mortality rates and subsequent complications of the prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Saint Gatien, Cardio-Vascular Department, Tours, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cron
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cron
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baud
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonnemazou
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gamard
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nigot
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D017211:Treatment Failure