Intermittent pneumatic compression for the treatment of lower extremity arterial disease: A systematic review

Vascular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 141-148

  Labropoulos, Nicos ^a   Wierks, Carl ^a   Suffoletto, Brian ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute effects; Clinical outcomes; Intermittent pneumatic compression; Peripheral arterial disease

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLOW KINETICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEG; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SHOE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BANDAGES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIASTOLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; LIMB SALVAGE; PAIN; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REST; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0036401876     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1358863x02vm423oa     Document Type: Review

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