Do patients with critical limb ischaemia undergo multiple amputations after infrainguinal bypass surgery?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 427-431

  Whittaker, L ^a   Wijesinghe, L D ^a   Berridge, D C ^a   Scott, D J A ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034994549     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2001.1350     Document Type: Article

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