Impact of different therapeutic alternatives in treatment of severe limb ischemia: Experiences on 190 consecutive patients at a department of medical angiology

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 271-278

  Gschwandtner, Michael E ^a   Minar, E ^b   Ahmadi, A ^b   Haumer, M ^b   Hulsmann M ^b   Maca, T ^b   Schnurer G ^b   Willfort, A ^b   Polterauer, P ^b   Meissl, G ^b   Ehringer, H ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Critical limb ischemia; Limb salvage; Mortality; Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; Prostanoids

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROSTANOID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; RECANALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0032718974     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526.28.4.271     Document Type: Article

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