The challenge and importance of defining critical limb ischemia

Vascular Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 126-131

  Carter, Stefan A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical limb ischemia; Peripheral systolic pressures; Pulse waves; Severe arterial disease; Transcutaneous oxygen tension

Indexed keywords

HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MICROCIRCULATION; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN MONITORING;

EID: 0030800596     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1358863X9700200208     Document Type: Review

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