Rheolytic Pharmacomechanical Thrombectomy for the Management of Acute Limb Ischemia

Author:

Leung Daniel A.1,Blitz Lawrence R.2,Nelson Teresa3,Amin Ali4,Soukas Peter A.5,Nanjundappa Aravinda6,Garcia Mark J.1,Lookstein Robert7,Simoni Eugene J.8

Affiliation:

1. Christiana Care Health Services, Newark, DE, USA

2. Chilton Memorial Hospital, Pompton Plains, NJ, USA

3. Technomics Research, LLC, Minneapolis, MN, USA

4. Reading Hospital & Medical Center, West Reading, PA, USA

5. Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA

6. Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV, USA

7. Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

8. Pennsylvania State University and the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA

Abstract

Purpose: To present the results of rheolytic pharmacomechanical thrombectomy (PMT) for the management of acute limb ischemia (ALI) as reported in the PEARL Registry ( PEripheral Use of AngioJet Rheolytic Thrombectomy with a variety of catheter Lengths). Methods: A total of 283 patients (mean age 65±13 years; 170 men) presenting with ALI undergoing treatment with the AngioJet System at participating institutions were enrolled in the registry. Rutherford ALI categories included 26% with viable limbs, 38% with marginally threatened limbs, 35% with immediately threatened limbs, and <1% with irreversible damage. Procedure and follow-up data were collected for the calculation of outcomes. To control for patient selection bias, propensity score matching was used to compare outcomes for patients undergoing PMT with or without catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT). Results: Procedure success was achieved in 235 (83%) of 283 patients. Half of the procedures (147, 52%) were completed without the need for adjunctive CDT. At 12-month follow-up, amputation-free survival and freedom from mortality were 81% and 91%, respectively; 12-month freedom from bleeding requiring transfusion was 91%, and freedom from renal failure was 95%. Subgroup analysis revealed significantly better outcomes in patients without infrapopliteal involvement and those who underwent PMT without CDT. In the matched cohorts, higher rates of procedure success, 12-month amputation-free survival, and 12-month freedom from amputation were observed in the PMT without CDT group (88% vs 74%, p=0.021; 87% vs 72%, p=0.028; 96% vs 81%, p=0.01, respectively). Conclusions: The results support the use of PMT as a first-line treatment for ALI, providing a rapid reperfusion to the extremity, reduced procedure time, and an acceptable risk profile without compromising limb salvage.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Surgery

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