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Table 3 Parameters of limb ischemia after BMC delivery in patients with limb salvage (n = 39)

From: Characteristics of responders to autologous bone marrow cell therapy for no-option critical limb ischemia

 

Before BMC

6-month follow up

12-month follow up

p value*

Rutherford category

5.0 ± 0

3.9 ± 1.3

3.1 ± 1.4

<0.001

tcpO2 (mmHg)

16 ± 10

30 ± 14

27 ± 14

<0.001

ABI

0.8 ± 0.3

0.9 ± 0.3

0.9 ± 0.3

0.45

Pain scale (0–10)

4.3 ± 2.4

1.6 ± 1.6

1.1 ± 1.6

<0.001

QoL (0–100)

56 ± 16

70 ± 11

73 ± 12

<0.001

Wound size (cm2)

6.5 ± 5.9

3.3 ± 5.1

1.7 ± 2.5

<0.001

  1. *Before BMC vs 12-month follow-up
  2. ABI ankle-brachial index, BMC bone marrow cell, QoL quality of life, tcpO 2 transcutaneous oxygen pressure