Predicting healing of arterial leg ulcers by means of segmental systolic pressure measurements

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 224-228

  Wutschert R ^a   Bounameaux, H ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Leg ulcers; Systolic ankle pressure; Systolic toe pressure; Test performances; Transcutaneous oxygen tension

Indexed keywords

ANKLE PRESSURE; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; LIMB ISCHEMIA; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SKIN ULCER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TOE; TRANSCUTANEOUS CARBON DIOXIDE MONITORING; TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN MONITORING; WOUND HEALING;

BLOOD GAS MONITORING, TRANSCUTANEOUS; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; LEG ULCER; PROGNOSIS; SYSTOLE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031788235     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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