Ahmed Abdulsalam Khaleel
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, IraqPublications
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Research
Study of Below the Knee BTK Intervention at Medical City Hospital 2018 to 2020
Author(s): Ahmed Abdulsalam Khaleel, Abdulameer Mohsin Hussein* and Sabah N Jaber
Objective: To analyze the risk factors and to evaluate the technical outcome of patients who underwent endovascular treatment for below the knee arteries. Methods: Retrospective descriptive study with analytic component. We had researched from 2018 to 2020 in the Endovascular Surgical Department at Medical City Hospital (Baghdad/ Iraq). It included 70 patients having BTK arterial disease and treated by endovascular intervention during 2018-2020. The cases were reviewed by using TASC classification. Clinical examination and ABI calculations were performed for the patients. Then under the local anesthesia either antegrade or retrograde approach by means of sheath, wire, catheter and self- expandable balloon were used. Results: In this study, the results of intervention (Category B) were good in 64% of patients. Preva.. Read More»