Patency and limb salvage for polytetrafluoroethylene bypasses with vein interposition cuffs

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 386-392

  Kansal, Nikhil ^a   Pappas, Peter J ^a,b   Gwertzman, Gary A ^a   Silva Jr , Michael B ^a   Jamil, Zafar ^a   Lee, Bing C ^a   Chan, Florence ^b   Padberg Jr , Frank T ^a,b   Hobson II, Robert W ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; POLITEF; WARFARIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PNEUMONIA; POLITEF IMPLANT; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN GRAFT; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032787425     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100169900273     Document Type: Article

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