Vascular Study Results
LIMb Study
New study shows rapid assessment and treatment of end-stage peripheral artery disease (PAD) may reduce the risk of leg amputation by over 50%.
People with advanced PAD can develop pain at rest, ulcer and gangrene in their feet. This is called chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI). Surgery to restore blood supply to the leg is required to prevent amputation.
In Leicester, we have aimed to see and treat people with CLTI within two weeks of referral since 2018. To achieve this we set up a rapid-acces Vascular Limb Salvage (VaLS) clinic.
The Leg Ischaemia Management collaboration (LIMb) study compared a group of patients treated in Leicester in 2019-2022 to a historical group from 2013-2015.
"Even after accounting for differences in the two groups of people this represents a 57% reduction in major amputation risk."
To read more about the LIMb Study and results, please visit https://theconversation.com/peripheral-artery-disease-the-bi...
We thank all the patients that participated in the LIMb study. We also thank George Davies and the George Davies Charitable Trust (UK Registered Charity no. 1024818) for the generous charitable donation that funded both the LIMb study and the VaLS clinic.