Factors influencing the early outcome of major lower limb amputation for vascular disease

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 309-314

  Campbell, W B ^a   Marriott, S ^a   Eve, R ^a   Mapson, E ^a   Sexton, S ^a   Thompson, J F ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputation; Arterial occlusive disease; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DEATH; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SURGEON; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035152159     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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