Leucocyte count: a predictor of early femoropopliteal graft failure.
The patency of 90 elective femoropopliteal reconstructions was assessed 6 months after surgery. The preoperative white cell count was found to be a highly significant predictor of early graft failure (P < 0.0001) independent of other previously recognized predictors of occlusion such as smoking and run-off.
Thomas
P R
PR
Department of Vascular Surgery, St George's Hospital, London, UK.
Quraishy
M S
MS
Bowyer
R
R
Scott
R A
RA
Bland
J M
JM
Dormandy
J A
JA
D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors