Modern Outcomes in Vascular Surgery, various clinical studies

textabstractPeripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is commonly caused by atherosclerosis of peripheral arteries. The prevalence of PAD is 3-10% in the modern population, and ranges up to 15-20% in the elderly population. Patients with PAD can be treated either with exercise therapy, or with revascularization. In patients with critical limb ischemia there is an indication for a revascularization procedure, which can be performed by either a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) or, when this is not possible (because of technical limitations, patient’s co morbidities or lesion anatomy), by peripheral bypass surgery. Main outcomes of surgical vascular interventions include (graft) patency, limb salvage and surgery related morbidity and mortality