The influence of chloroquine on some biochemical and hematological parameters in patients with critical limb ischemia

: CLI represents a major medical and social problem. The incidence is increasing and currently it was estimated 500-1000 per 1 million inhabitants. We carried out a clinical study (2000-2004) concerning monitoring of some hematological and biochemical markers during reperfusion in patients with CLI. The subject of our interest included possibilities to influence PMNL elastase by medical means and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio which is considered a reliable and simple parameter to assess severity of clinical conditions.