Lower limb surveillance following autologous vein bypass should be life long

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1369-1372

  McCarthy, M J ^a   Olojugba, D ^a   Loftus, I M ^a   Naylor, A R ^a   Bell, P R F ^a   London, N J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; VEIN BYPASS; VEIN GRAFT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031718769     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1998.00945.x     Document Type: Article

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