definition
• It generallyrefers to obstruction of arteries supplying the upper and
lower extremities that when severe results in ischemia and potential
tissue loss.
• It canpresent as
• Acute limb ischemia
• Chronic limb ischemia
• Acute on chronic limb ischemia(sudden worsening of symptoms who
had long history of claudication suggesting thrombosis of crtically
stenosed vessel)
Risk factor
• Modifiable
•Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Smoking
• Hyperlipedemia
• Non modifiable
• Old age
• Male
• Family history
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Stages of limbischemia
• Asymptomatic
• Intermittent claudication ( crampy pain in muscle brought by exercise
or walking and relieved by rest)
• Ischemic rest pain (pain occurs at rest more at night ,patient hangs his
legs down bed or chair to get relieved )
• Critical limb ischemia (persistant ischemic rest pain which requires
analgesia greater than 2 weeks plus associatd with ulceration or
gangrene )
Rutherford classification
Grade categoryClinical
0 0 asymptomatic
1 1 Mild claudication
1 2 Moderate claudication
1 3 Severe claudication
2 4 Rest pain
3 5 Minor tissue loss
3 6 Major tissue loss
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Level of arterialobstruction
• Aortoiliac occlusive disease(also known as inflow level)
• Femoropopliteal level
• Infrapopliteal level (also known as outflow level)
12.
1-Aortoiliac occlusive disease
•Atherolsclerosis causing chronic ischemia of distal aorta and iliac
vessel
• Can be diffuse or isolated
13.
Clinical features
• Triadof thigh claudication plus buttock claudication with absent
femoral pulses
• Leriche syndrome (thigh plus buttock claudication plus impotence or
erectile dysfunction )
• Ischemic rest pain occurs when disease progressed futher
• Signs on examination
• Absent femoral pulses
• Pelvic bruit
14.
Classification of aortoliacocclusive disease
• Based on atherosclerotic disease pattern
• TASC classification ( transatlantic intersociety consenus )( most
coomonly used also give us treatment plan )
15.
type Type 1Type 2 Type 3
Distal aorta and common
iliac vessel
Diffuse occlusive diseas
above inguinal ligament
Diffuse occlusive disease
involving both above and
below inguinal ligament
incidence 10 per 25 per 65 per
Investigations
• General
• Allbaseline (cbc rft lft bsr serum electrolyte ecg echocardiogram chest xray)
• Thigh brachial pressure index (less than 0.8 )
• Radiological ( non invasive)
• Doppler and duplex scan (for diagnosis ,shows monophasic waveform plus
peak systolic velocity geater than 2.5 )
• Ct angiogram (diagnosis ,level of obstruction,to know about collateral ,type
of obstruction)
• Mr angiogram
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• Invasive test
•Angiography (can be diagnostic and therapeutic )
• Digital subtraction angiography (better view eliminate other
structures only vascular system identified,smaller details can be
identified )
• Additional tests for cause
• hbaic, lipid profile,uric acid echocardiography,carotid doppler
Surgical interventions
• 1-openbypass procedure
• 2-open endartectecomy ( rarely done now a days)
• 3-endovascular treatment
• NOTE
• Tasc a and b endovascular treatment preferred
• Tasc c and d open technique is prefered
25.
Indication of surgicaloption
• Failure of medical therapy
• Patient who are symptomatic
• Patient with more distal lesion are unlikely to benefit from medical
therapy
26.
1-Bypass procedure
• 1-aortobifemoralbypass(most commonly performed ,symptomatic
improvement more than 80 per)
• 2-axillobifemoal bypass(limb saving procedure , can be done in local
in emergency setting)
• 3-ileofemoral bypass(for unilateral disease)
• 4-obturator bypass(sepsis ,neoplasm ,malignancy)(anastomosis
between external iliac or common iliac to superficial femoral artery)
27.
Choice of materialfor graft
• Synthetic ( dacron ,PTFE)
• Natural (internal mammary ,long saphenous vein reversed or in
situ,umblical vein graft)
• Note saphenous vein graft is best for infrapopliteal bypass procedure .
Management
• Control ofrisk factors
• Medical treatment
• Surgical intervention
• Endovascular Procedure
• Bypass procedure
• Endartectomy (limited role not performed now days)
33.
Endovascular Procedure
• Indications:
•Short segment occlusion
• Non-calcified
• Tasc classification type a and b
• Below popliteal results are not good (Vessel diameter is low)
• Types:
• Percuataneous Transluminal balloon angioplasty
• Subintimal angioplasty
• Stenting
• Stent graft
• Mechanical atherectomy
• Laser atherectomy
• Options:
• ForSFA Occlusion
• femoropopliteal bypass is performed (Using PTFE or Saphenous vein)
(Anastomosis between common femoral and popliteal artery)
• For Popliteal or tibial vessel then options are
• femoral to posterior tibial bypass (Between common femoral artery and
posterior tibial artery)
• Femoroperoneal bypass
• Common femoral to anterior tibial bypass
• SFA anastomosis to dorsalis pedis artery
36.
Complications of Bypass
•Graft stenosis
• Limb swelling (Due to damage to lymphatic vessels)
• Wound infection
37.
Acute limb ischemia
•Sudden occlusion to blood flow within 14 days of onst of symptom .
Viability Classification
Feature ViableThreatened Irreversible
Clinical description Not immediately
threatened
Salvagable if treated Major tissue loss,
amputation is necessary
Capillary return Intact Intact but slow Absent
Muscle weakness None Mild Paralysis
Sensory Loss None Mild Profound anesthesia
Doppler Finding Audible Inaudible Inaudible
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Rutherford Classification
• Grade1: Viable (No sensory or motor loss and on Doppler arterial and
venous, both signals normal)
• Grade 2a: Marginally threatened (Minimal sensory with no motor loss
on Doppler arterial signal inaudible, venous audible)
• Grade 2 b: Immediately threatened (sensory loss, mild motor loss, on
Doppler, arterial inaudible, venous can be audible)
• Grade 3: (Irreversible)(Sensory loss, motor loss, on Doppler, arterial
and venous both inaudible)
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Investigations
• General Investigations:
•All baselines
• Serum LDH, Lactate, ABGs and CPK Levels
• Imaging
• Non invasive
• Doppler and Duplex (Diagnosis, localizes and identifies cause)
• CT angiogram and MR Angiogram (Not done in acute setting, helps in
diagnosis, calcifications can be seen)
44.
• Invasive:
• Angiography
•Digital Subtraction angiography (Newer technique, helps in diagnosis plus
intervention at same time, best when previously open surgery is done)
• To Know the cause:
• Echo
• Abdominal angiogram (If we are suspecting aneurysm)
• Lipid profile
• Carotid Doppler
45.
Management
• Avoidance ofrisk factors
• Medical
• Surgical intervention (According to the source)
• Embolectomy
• thrombolytic therapy
• revascularization procedure
46.
Avoidance of riskfactors
• Stop smoking
• Control diabetes, hypertension
• Statins for dyslipidemia
47.
Medical
• Place thepatient in reverse trendelenberg position
• Analgesic/painkiller
• IV fluids for dehydration
• Oxygen inhalation
• Anticoagulants (Heparin or warfarin, inj Clexane)
48.
Embolectomy
• Through FogartyCatheter
• As long as the limb is viable (Grade 1 or Grade 2a)
• After embolectomy, fasciotomy must be done
• For lower limb, femoral artery and transpopliteal embolectomy can
be done
49.
Thrombus
• Thrombolytic therapyor Revascularization procedure
• Can be given systemically or percutaneous catheter directed
thrombolysis
• Indications: Class I and Class IIa, viable tissue, thrombus after
angioplasty, native vessel occlusion
50.
Contraindications of thrombolysis
•Absolute:
• CVA within 2 months
• Active bleeding within 10 days
• Intracranial trauma within 3 months
• Intracranial surgery within last 3 months
• Malignancy (Intracranial)
• Metastasis
51.
• Relative:
• CPRwithin last 10 days
• Major non-vascular surgery or trauma within last 10 days
• Uncontrolled hypertension (>180/110)
• Intracranial tumor
• Recent eye surgery
• Minor Contraindications:
• Liver failure
• Pregnancy
52.
Agent for thrombolysis
•SK, Urokinase, TPA
• Complications after thrombolysis:
• Bleeding
• Embolisation
• Compartment syndrome
Thromoboangitis obliterans(burger disease)
•Common in young , middle age, males, smokers
• Moe common in lower limbs
• Non atherosclerotic inflammatory disorder of mdium sized and distal
vessel with cell mediated hypersensitivity to type 1 and 3 collagen.
• Segmntal,progressive,occlusive ,inflammatory disease of small and
medium sized vessel that presents as Raynaud phenomenon with
microabcesses,along with giant cell infiltration with skip lesions.
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Classification
• Type 1upper limb, rare
• Type 2 involving legs infrapopliteal
• Type 3 femoropopliteal
• Type 4 aortoiliofemoral
• Type 5 generalized
Conservative
• Stop smoking
•Burger position (head end raised foot lowered)
• Care of foot(avoid trauma,dryness of foot,wear socks with foot wear)
62.
Medical manageement
• Antiplatlet
•Statin
• Vasodilator
• Painkiller
• Genetic therapy(intramsuscular injection of VEGF to promote
angiogenesis)
63.
Surgical intervention
• Sympathectomy(injecting xylocaine or phenol in L2,3,4 vertebrae )
• pofundoplasty (to open collaterals and improve perfusion,localized
stenosis)
• amputation
64.
Raynaud phenomenon
• Episodicattack of small arteries and arterioles of distal extermites in
response to cold or emotional stimuli.
• Types
• 1-Raynaud syndrome (due to underlying collagn disorder like
scleroderma and rheumatoid arthritis)
• 2-Raynaud disease (idiopathic causes)
65.
Clinical features
• Femalepatient when exposed to cold suffers Raynaud phenomenon
(initially pale ,then cyanosis ,then redness of extremites occurs).
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Treatment
• Avoid predisposingfactor such as cold
• Medical management (pentoxiphyline,aspirin,calcium chnnel
blocker,ace inhibitor,nitrates)
• Cervical sympathectomy