A review of disparities in peripheral artery disease and diabetes-related amputations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Laura Pride; Mahmood Kabeil; Olamide Alabi; Samantha D Minc; Foluso A Fakorede; Lyssa N Ochoa; A Sharee Wright; Max V Wohlauer

doi:10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2022.12.002

A review of disparities in peripheral artery disease and diabetes-related amputations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Semin Vasc Surg. 2023 Mar;36(1):90-99. doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2022.12.002. Epub 2022 Dec 23.

Authors

Laura Pride¹, Mahmood Kabeil², Olamide Alabi³, Samantha D Minc⁴, Foluso A Fakorede⁵, Lyssa N Ochoa⁶, A Sharee Wright⁷, Max V Wohlauer⁸

Affiliations

¹ Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership, Athens, GA.
² Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
³ Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
⁴ Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
⁵ Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi, Cleveland, MS.
⁶ San Antonio Vascular and Endovascular Clinic, San Antonio, TX.
⁷ Division of Vascular Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
⁸ Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO. Electronic address: [email protected].

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected health care delivery. In addition to the significant morbidity and mortality associated with acute illness from COVID-19, the indirect impact has been far-reaching, including substantial disruptions in chronic disease care. As a result of pandemic disruptions in health care, vulnerable and minority populations have faced health inequalities. The aim of this review was to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted vulnerable populations with limb-threatening peripheral artery disease and diabetic foot infections.

Keywords: Amputation; COVID-19; Diabetic foot infection; Healthcare disparities; Peripheral artery disease.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Amputation, Surgical
COVID-19* / complications
COVID-19* / epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus*
Diabetic Foot* / diagnosis
Diabetic Foot* / epidemiology
Diabetic Foot* / surgery
Humans
Pandemics
Peripheral Arterial Disease* / diagnosis
Peripheral Arterial Disease* / epidemiology
Peripheral Arterial Disease* / surgery

Grants and funding

K23 DK128569/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States