Eickhoff J H
Acta Chir Scand. 1978;144(1):17-20.
Cumulative survival rates were calculated for 144 patients subjected, 10-20 years previously, to vascular surgery for arteriosclerosis obliterans of the lower limbs. The five-, ten-, and fifteen-year survival rates were 71%, 49%, and 30% respectively, when calculated from the time of operation. The five-, ten-, fifteen, and twenty-year survival rates were 85%, 65%, 44%, and 23% respectively, when calculated from the onset of symptoms. This represents a considerable excess mortality, mainly among men, and mainly caused by arteriosclerotic diseases. However, the median survival time is 13 years from the onset of symptoms, and during this period it is of decisive importance, that patients with disabling symptoms get access to vascular surgical evaluation.
对144例10 - 20年前因下肢动脉硬化闭塞症接受血管手术的患者计算累积生存率。从手术时间开始计算，5年、10年和15年生存率分别为71%、49%和30%。从症状出现开始计算，5年、10年、15年和20年生存率分别为85%、65%、44%和23%。这表明存在相当高的额外死亡率，主要发生在男性中，主要由动脉硬化疾病导致。然而，从症状出现开始的中位生存时间为13年，在此期间，对于有致残症状的患者能够获得血管外科评估具有决定性意义。
