Amputation risk and survival after embolectomy for acute arterial ischaemia. Time trends in a defined Swedish population

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 176-182

  Ljungman, C ^a   Holmberg, L ^a   Bergqvist, D ^a   Bergstrom, R ^a   Adami, H O ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute arterial ischaemia; Amputation risk; Arterial occlusive disease; Survival; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0029873926     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(96)80048-7     Document Type: Article

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