The increasing workload required to maintain infrainguinal bypass graft patency

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 337-341

  Loftus, I M ^a   Reid, A ^a   Thompson, M M ^a   London, N J M ^a   Bell, P R F ^a   Naylor, A R ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Graft patency; Graft surveillance; Infrainguinal bypass; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031903030     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(98)80038-5     Document Type: Article

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