Editor's Choice – Bypass versus Angioplasty for Severe Ischaemia of the Leg (BASIL) Prospective Cohort Study and the Generalisability of the BASIL-2 Randomised Controlled Trial

• Published in: European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 146 - 152
• Main Authors: Popplewell, Matthew A., Meecham, Lewis, Davies, Huw O.B., Kelly, Lisa, Ellis, Tracy, Bate, Gareth R., Moakes, Catherine A., Bradbury, Andrew W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Bypass surgery; Chronic limb threatening ischaemia; Endovascular treatment; Infrapopliteal; Surgery; Chronic limb threatening ischaemia; Bypass surgery; Endovascular treatment; Infrapopliteal

The Bypass versus Angioplasty in Severe Ischaemia of the Leg-2 (BASIL-2) randomised controlled trial has shown that, for patients with chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI) who require an infrapopliteal (IP) revascularisation a vein bypass (VB) first revascularisation strategy led to a 35% incre...