Outcome of Embolectomy in Patients Presenting Late with Acute Limb Ischemia

Abstract

Objective: To determine the outcome of embolectomy in terms of limb loss and mortality in patients presenting late with acute limb ischemia.

Study Design: Descriptive study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Surgery, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zahyed Al-Nahyan Hospital Rawalakot attached with Poonch Medical College from June 2017 to June 2018.

Materials and Methods: Study was carried out on 100 patients. Patients were included through Non-probability, purposive sampling. Detailed medical history was taken from all the patients and they were examined clinically. Embolectomy was done for acute limb ischemia. Post-operatively patients were followed up. The patients were evaluated for limb loss. Data was collected on a structured questionnaire and analyzed in SPSS software version 16.

Results: The mean age of the patients was recorded as 45 years. There were78 (78%) male patients while 28 (28%) were female. Out of 72 male patients,06 (8.3%)patients lost their limbs and one patient (1.38%) died.

Conclusion: The cases in which patients are suffering from the critical  ischemia , surgical embolectomy is the most suitable way to restore  blood flow in the limbs.