Management of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Publication Date: June 3, 2019
Last Updated: December 15, 2022
Recommendations
Definitions and nomenclature
Use a lower extremity threatened limb classification staging system (eg, SVS’s WIfI classification system) that grades wound extent, degree of ischemia, and severity of infection to guide clinical management in all patients with suspected CLTI. ( S , C )
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Use objective hemodynamic tests to determine the presence and to quantify the severity of ischemia in all patients with suspected CLTI ( S , C )
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Title
Management of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Authoring Organization
Society for Vascular Surgery