Relationship of the Wound, Ischemia, and Foot Infection Stage with Frailty, Disability, Quality of Life, and One-Year Outcomes in All-Comers with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: Single-Center Prospective Cohort Study
WIfI clinical stage is strongly associated with major amputation at 1-year in patients with CLTI. Given its lack of association with QoL, WIfI stages may not reflect the full severity of symptoms experienced by patients.
Authors
- Laura J. Gray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9284-9321)
- John S M Houghton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9159-5307)
- Harjeet Rayt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9909-768X)
- Tanya Payne
- Imelda Black (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6844-9330)
- Anna Meffen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9491-6110)
- Victoria J. Haunton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6078-5469)
- Rob D. Sayers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6889-4659)
Institutions
- University of Leicester (GB)
- Glenfield Hospital (GB)
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (GB)
- NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit (GB)
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University of Plymouth (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Vascular Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2025.11.008
- Primary Topic
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00