DOI: 10.25881/BPNMSC.2020.91.28.011

Authors

Glushkov N.I., Puzdryak P.D., Ivanov M.A., Bondarenko P.B., Samko K.V., ZHdanovich K.V., Ponikarova N.YU., Tigrov I.V.

North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, Saint-Petersburg

Abstract

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation program in patients at a long time after multilevel peripheral arterial disease (MPAD) revascularization surgery.

Materials and methods. The results of MPAD revascularization in 129 patients were analyzed. We formed three group of patients: 60 patients underwent hybrid surgery (HS); 27 — endovascular revascularization (ER); 42 — open operations (OO). Patients were monitored at 12, 24, and 36 months after surgery. Depending on the implementation of the proposed rehabilitation program, all patients were divided into two groups: 70 carried out the required amount of training (main group), 59 patients did not adhere to the rehabilitation program (control group). The following indicators were evaluated: painless walking distance (PWD), maximum walking distance (MWD), ankle-brachial index (ABI), limb salvage, primary patency of the operated segment, frequency of critical ischemia occurrence, adverse cardiovascular events, quality of life according to the EQ-5D questionnaire and mortality.

Results. The best level of primary patency in the long-term was found in the group HS (71.6% in comparison with 30.4% and 28.6% — OO and ER, respectively). The maximum walking distance was recorded in the main group in patients after ER and HS (516 and 509 meters, respectively); this indicator was significantly less in non-compliant patients (control group) — 290 and 330 meters, respectively (p <0.05). Analysis of the EQ-5D questionnaire showed the absence of problems for all points in the HS group, while serious problems were registered in patients after OO. Optimal quality of life indicators in patients performing the rehabilitation program recorded in the HS.

Conclusions. Hybrid reconstruction improves patients quality of life. The implementation of the rehabilitation program is an important condition for improving the patients quality of life. Training walking increases the distance of painless walking 36 months after revascularization in patients suffering from MPAD in all studied groups.

Keywords: peripheral atherosclerosis; rehabilitation; training walking; revascularization.

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Glushkov N.I., Puzdryak P.D., Ivanov M.A., Bondarenko P.B., Samko K.V., ZHdanovich K.V., Ponikarova N.YU., Tigrov I.V. Some aspects of the rehabilitation program on long time after operative treatment of multi-level damages of atherosclerotic genesis. Bulletin of Pirogov National Medical & Surgical Center. 2020;15(4):56-60. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25881/BPNMSC.2020.91.28.011