title: [Acute nontraumatic limb ischemia].
abstract: Twenty four patients (18 males, 6 females, Mean age 50 years) with acute non traumatic limb ischemia were operated on in our institution. The ischemia has been observed after 24 hours in 15 patients (62,5 % versus 7 patients (37,5 %) within 24 hours. The arterial femoral was often (54,1 %) the site of occlusion. Embolism (29,2 %) and thrombosis (54,2 % were the cause of acute limb ischemia. All patients were treated by embolectomy or thrombectomy. The overall mortality was 29,2 % with a limb salvage rate of 45,8 % and secondary amputation rate of 29,2 %. According to our experience, the diagnosis of acute non traumatic limb ischemia is not instituted early and the rate of hospital mortality and morbidity remain high.
authors.affiliation: Department de chirurgie cardio-vasculaire et thoracique, CHU de Bouake et Institut de Cardiologie d'Abidjan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yangni-Angate
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adoubi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adoh Adoh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yapobi
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Coulibaly
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D017128:Embolectomy; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017131:Thrombectomy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome