The thrombosed prosthetic graft is a risk for infection of an adjacent graft

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 175-177

  Marsan, Ben U ^a   Curl, G Richard ^a,b   Pillai, Lakshmikumar ^a   Gutierrez, Irineo Z ^a   Ricotta, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GANGRENE; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MORTALITY; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030218209     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(96)00145-6     Document Type: Article

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