PREVALENCE AND ETIOPATHOGENESIS OF CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA ON THE BACKGROUND OF DIABETES MELLITUS

Abstract

Ischemia of the lower extremities is a chronic pathological condition characterized by a lack of oxygen in the tissues of the legs. Critical ischemia of the lower extremities is a set of manifestations of diseases accompanied by damage to peripheral arteries and associated with chronic insufficiency of blood supply to the soft tissues of the legs. Critical ischemia of the lower extremities (pre—gangrene, threatening limb ischemia) is a special form of circulatory condition in which there is a high risk of irreversible changes in the leg and the threat of amputation.