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Impact of Charlson Comorbidity Index adjusted to age in prognosis after endovas...

BACKGROUND: Individualized risk assessment using comorbidity adjustment is an important component in modern clinical practice and can be performed considering individual comorbidities or through the use of summary measures. The Charlson Comorbidity Index adjusted to age (CCIa) is the most widely validated and used comorbidity assessment tool. Studies have proved CCIa as a strong predictor of mortality for a var...

BEST-CLI versus BASIL-2 Trial: Conflicting Results?

Escalas de Qualidade de Vida Após Amputação Major do Membro Inferior em Cirurgi...

Introdução: Apesar dos esforços das equipas de saúde, a taxa da amputação em doentes com Isquémia Crítica Ameaçadora de Membro (CLTI) é bastante elevada. Cada vez mais se torna relevante um tratamento individualizado do doente por forma a melhorar a sua qualidade de vida. Contudo, não existe uma escala de qualidade de vida validada para doentes amputados por isquémia crítica. Os autores propõem uma revisão sist...

VENOUS GANGRENE: REMINDING A VASCULAR CATASTROPHE

A 85 year-old, female patient, with an active colon neoplasm, was diagnosed with extensive ilio-femoro-popliteal deep vein thrombosis. She presented with severe oedema of the left lower limb and a cyanotic foot. Pedal pulses were palpable. Despite immediate anticoagulation, the patient expired at 72h.

Skin Ulceration and Exposure of Herograft

A 57 year-old catheter dependent dialysed woman with systemic erithematous lupus and central vein stenosis underwent HeRO graft placement in right internal jugular vein. In the next months she had multiple arm infections and venous outflow component was removed after impossibility to perform second thrombectomy at 14 months. Over time the graft migrated distally (Figure 1), and patient developed skin ulceration...