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Patient Decision Aid Summary

Title Peripheral Arterial Disease: Should I Have Surgery?
To access it View the patient decision aid on the developer website
Audience Individuals deciding whether to have a surgical procedure (angioplasty or bypass surgery) for peripheral arterial disease.
Options included Have angioplasty or bypass surgery.
Try lifestyle changes, medicines, and exercise to reduce leg pain.
Year of last update or review 2022
Format Web, paper
Developer Healthwise
Where was it developed? www.healthwise.org
Healthwise
US
Health condition Peripheral Arterial Disease
Language English
Based on 2025 IPDAS criteria (International Patient Decision Aid Standards) this patient decision aid (and/or supporting materials) meets:
7 out of 7 IPDAS Qualifying criteria to be defined as a patient decision aid
7 out of 7 IPDAS Essential criteria to lower the risk of making a biased decision
Not applicable: Other IPDAS Essential criteria for patient decision aids about screening or testing
View IPDAS criteria details.

Last modified: 2025-07-29.