Introduction
Given the challenges of post-op complications and the likelihood of wound recurrence in high-risk patients with lower extremity wounds and chronic limb-threatening ischemia, we have put together a brief list of pertinent references on post-op care and surveillance in this patient population. While this compendium is by no means exhaustive, it is our hope this guide offers resources from the literature on post-op considerations after endovascular procedures and the use of vein and prosthetic bypass grafts, as well as insights on offloading, skin temperature monitoring and ongoing use of the WIfI classification system to mitigate wound recurrence and prevent amputations.
Post-endovascular treatment
Rationale and benefits of surveillance after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting of iliac and femoral arteries.
In: AnuRahma AF, Bandyk DF, eds. Noninvasive Vascular Diagnosis: A Practical Guide to Therapy. Springer; 2013. P.339-46.
The natural history of duplex-detected stenosis after femoropopliteal endovascular therapy suggests questionable clinical utility of routine duplex surveillance.
Early duplex scanning after infrainguinal endovascular therapy.
Surveillance after peripheral artery angioplasty and stenting.
In: Zierler E, ed. Strandness’s Duplex Scanning in Vascular Disorders, 4th ed; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: 2010. P.169-76.