Table 3

Follow-up (months) and associated injuries of extremity arterial repairs

LocationUpper and lowerUpperLower
Repairs (n)/Patients (n)143/14048/4895/92
Follow-up (mean±SD)36±4037±4035±40
Follow-up, median (Q1–Q3)19 (3–58)18 (5–58)20 (3–57)
 Range (months)1–1751–1371–175
Occlusions (n)835
 Mean±SD14±1114±1414±9
 Range (months)2–313–312–24
Vein graft, n (%)116 (82)43 (90)73 (77)
Vein injuries, n (%)33 (23)6 (13)27 (28)
 Repaired/ligated18/153/315/12
Nerve injuries, n (%)53 (38)30 (63)23 (24)
Bone fractures, n (%)52 (37)15 (31)37 (39)
Other injured extremities, n (%)40 (28)11 (23)29 (31)
  • Patency includes all arterial repairs with imaging studies documenting patency. Occlusions include repairs with imaging documenting patency with subsequent (1) imaging showing occlusion, (2) notes documenting occlusion, (3) amputations including an arterial repair, or (4) replacement of an arterial graft.

  • Q1–Q3, first and third quartiles; ;SD, standard deviation.