Effects of vacuum compression therapy on skin microcirculation in patients suffering from lower limb ischaemia

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-57

  Ubbink, D Th ^a   Van Der Oord, B M ^a   Sobotka, M R ^b   Jacobs, M J H M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Capillary microscopy; Laser Doppler; Peripheral arterial occlusive disease; Transcutaneous pO2; Vacuum compression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MICROCIRCULATION; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGENATION; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN MONITORING;

EID: 0034004018     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526.29.1.53     Document Type: Article

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