Peripheral Arterial Insufficiency: A Study of Prevalence and Factors Associated with Complications in Baja California Sur

Research Article

J Fam Med. 2017; 4(3): 1113.

Peripheral Arterial Insufficiency: A Study of Prevalence and Factors Associated with Complications in Baja California Sur

Del Rio-Sanchez G¹, Ponce de Leon-Garcia O², Velazquez-Figueroa MA³, Ochoa MC4 and Ramirez-Leyva DH5*

¹Department of Family Medicine, General Hospital Zone #1 (IMSS), Baja California Delegation, Mexico

²Department of Angiology, General Hospital Zone #1 (IMSS), Baja California Delegation, Mexico

³Department of Emergency, General Hospital Zone #1 (IMSS), Baja California Delegation, Mexico

4Department of Pediatrics, Regional General Hospital #1 (IMSS), Sonora Delegation, Sonora, Mexico

5Department of Family Medicine, Family Medicine Unit #1 (IMSS), Sonora Delegation, Sonora, Mexico

*Corresponding author: Ramirez Leyva Diego Hazael, Department of Family Medicine, Regional General Hospital #1 (IMSS), Sonora Delegation, Sonora, México, Colonia Centro, Cd. Obregon, Sonora, Mexico

Received: February 15, 2017; Accepted: March 06, 2017; Published: March 13, 2017

Abstract

Background: Changes in the hygienic and dietary habits of population have favored an increase in peripheral arterial disease (PAI). It has a global prevalence between 3-10%; although, this number has increased to 15-20% in the last years. PAI is a disease characterized by stenosis of arterial lumen causing haemodynamic changes at arterial blood flow level with reduction in perfusion pressure and tissue damage.

Aim: So the purpose of this study is to determinate prevalence and factors associated to complications in patients with peripheral arterial insufficiency in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Design and Setting: Comparative cross-sectional study.

Methods: In 156 patients with peripheral arterial insufficiencyduring 2015- 2016 in General Hospital Zone #1, La Paz, Baja California, Mexico; prevalence of PAI was calculated. There were two groups (with sequels/without sequels) based on presence of sequels of PAI; it was used 80% statistical power and 95% interval confidence; association was established by calculating odds ratios, chi-squared and Student T test for statistical significance (p<0.05).

Results: 61% were men, mean age 65.6 years (±13.3). The association between PAI sequels and comorbidities reported the following results: age [p 0.32], gender (man) [p 0.23], Chronic Renal Failure (with CRF) [p 0.05], Diabetes Mellitus (with DM) [p 0.42], Arterial Hypertension (With AH) [p 1.0], Dyslipidemia (with DL) [p 0.49] and Smoking (With SM) [p 0.45]. When comparing PAI sequels with type of treatment, we found the following: treatment (conventional surgical) [p 1.0], treatment (bypass) [p 0.3] and treatment (angioplasty) [p 1.0]. PAI prevalence was 6.2%.

Conclusion: Prevalence of PAI founded is similar to reported in national information; however the prevalence of complication or sequels is higher than reported in other cities of Mexico.

Keywords: Peripheral Arterial Insufficient; Prevalence; Angiology

Introduction

In recent years amputations have increased in Mexico and in the world secondary to advanced occlusive vascular disease. Approximately 10% of Mexican population has Diabetes Mellitus (DM), an important risk factor for the development of peripheral arterial insufficiency [1]. Occlusive peripheral arterial disease occurs in 3 to 10% of the world's population, although this disease increases considerably in people over 70 years (15% to 20%) [2]. Risk factors such as smoking, type 2 diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia should be strictly controlled to delay atherosclerotic process in peripheral vessels [2]. Related symptoms may range from pain on walking to presence of a chronic ulcer that does not heal properly [1].

Symptoms may occur in 3 forms: intermittent claudication, critical ischemia and acute arterial insufficiency; intermittent claudication and presence of critical ischemia are associated with vascular events such as myocardial infarction or cerebral infarcts. It has been reported that 25% of patients with critical ischemia have died within first year since the event and another 25% have suffered a major amputation. Only 25% of these patients have a successful surgical procedure [1-2]. In the United States, it is estimated that frequency of amputation is from 1 to 7% at 5-10 years. Smoking, an ankle-arm index less than 0.6 and presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus are considered factors of poor prognosis [3].

The costs of PAI are very high, especially in quality of life and environment; the real area of train primary care physicians tos paveirnfogrsm a nedar lcyo dmeptercethioens oivf eth cisa rdei siesa tsoe [4-5]. The diagnostic methods in PAI are clinical history, physical examination and non-invasive tests. Therapeutic options available for treatment of chronic ischemia are very broad [5]. Currently, its management can be divided into preventive, pharmacological and surgical (conventional surgery or endovascular treatment). It is essential that a vascular surgeon be in charge of treatment of this type of patients and offers the best alternative [1]. Indication of surgical treatment (conventional or endovascular) will depend on joint assessment of two fundamental aspects, clinical situation of patient and vascular territory that needs reconstruction. The clearest indication for revascularization is a patient with advanced stages of ischemia and a high risk of limb loss [6].

Ankle-arm index (AAI) and finger-arm index (FAI) allow diagnosis of this disease, being used as cardiovascular risk markers. Oscillometry, segmental pressures and spectral analysis of doppler curves are mainly used to know location of disease; all these are hemodynamic explorations. Morphological, echo-doppler (also contributes hemodynamic information), computed tomography, magnetic angioresonance and arteriography, give more precise information on location and characteristics of the lesions [7]. Based on the above, main objective of this study was to determinate prevalence and factors associated to complications in patients with peripheral arterial insufficiency in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Materials and Methods

A comparative, cross-sectional study was carried out in the General Hospital Zone #1 of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, from March 2015 to March 2016. All medical records of patients in angiology department were reviewed and information was collected of patients that met the following inclusion criteria: any gender, older than 18 years and diagnosis of PAI and were eliminated those who did not have complete information. The following data were obtained directly from the medical records: age, gender, diagnosis of PAI, type of treatment, complications of PAI, squeals of PAI and comorbidities or chronic degenerative diseases as Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) and arterial hypertension (HA).

The data obtained was integrated into data collection sheets and analyzed using the SPSS program version 20 in Spanish, where we applied descriptive statistics; for qualitative variables frequencies and percentages were used and for quantitative variables mean and standard deviation were used. For bivariate analysis was considered statistically significant a p <0.05, with a 95% confidence interval, all variables were dichotomized to apply odds ratio and chi square, for quantitative variables student T was used. The Protocol was authorized by the Local Committee of Research and Ethics in Health Research from the General Hospital Zone#1, where the study took place.

Results

Productivity records of angiology department in General Hospital Zone #1 of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, were reviewed, finding 2108 patients between March 2015 to March 2016 of which 156 patients had diagnosis of peripheral arterial insufficiency, estimating a prevalence of 6.26%; mostly men with 61.0% compared to 39.0% women; mean age was 65.6 (±13.3) years. In medical records 72.4% had at least one comorbidity: Smoking (72.4%), Diabetes Mellitus (60.9%), Arterial Hypertension (59%), Dyslipidemia (49.9%) and Chronic Renal Failure (50%). In type of treatment 22.4% of patients had conventional surgical, 21.2% arterial Bypass and 2% angioplasty. In sequels of PAI, 46.2% had at least one, 23.7% chronic ulcers and 21.2% amputation.

The following results were obtained for the association of PAI sequels and comorbidities (Table 1): age [p 0.32], gender (man) [p 0.23], Chronic Renal Failure (with CRF) [p 0.05], Diabetes Mellitus (with DM) [p 0.42], Arterial Hypertension (With AH) [p 1.0], Dyslipidemia (with DL) [p 0.49] and Smoking (With SM) [p 0.45]. When comparing PAI sequels with type of treatment, we found the following (Table 2): treatment (conventional surgical) [p 1.0], treatment (bypass) [p 0.3] and treatment (angioplasty) [p 1.0].

Citation:Del Rio-Sanchez G, Ponce de Leon-Garcia O, Velazquez-Figueroa MA, Ochoa MC and Ramirez-Leyva DH. Peripheral Arterial Insufficiency: A Study of Prevalence and Factors Associated with Complications in Baja California Sur. J Fam Med. 2017; 4(3): 1113. ISSN:2380-0658