Prospective randomised trial of distal arteriovenous fistula as an adjunct to femoro-infrapopliteal PTFE bypass

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-201

  Hamsho, A ^b   Nott, D ^b   Harris, P L ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; Patency; Prosthetic grafts; Randomised controlled trial; Venous cuff

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0005575082     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1998.0671     Document Type: Article

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