Abstract

Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is caused by atherosclerosis and affects the lower extremity arteries. Surgical methods including infrainguinal bypass play an indispensable role in the treatment of PAD. We aimed to investigate the long-term outcomes of femoropopliteal bypass surgery primarily focusing on survival, amputation and graft related complications (thrombosis and graft infection).
Material and Methods: A total of 77 patients who underwent isolated femoropopliteal bypass surgery between January 2015 and January 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical characteristics and demographic data of the patients, preoperative and postoperative Rutherford categories were noted. Amputation, survival, and graft-related complication rates were reviewed.
Results: During the follow-up period (average of seven years), the overall mortality was 44.2%. Overall survival rates were observed to be lower in patients with chronic renal failure (p

Key words: Femoropopliteal bypass, risk factors, graft failure