Nottingham Health Profile scores predict the outcome and support aggressive revascularisation for critical ischaemia

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 495-499

  Thorsen, H ^a,d   McKenna, S ^b   Tennant, A ^c   Holstein, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b GALEN RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amputation; Arterial reconstruction; Critical ischaemia; Diabetes mellitus; Health related quality of life; Outcome; Perceived distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MALE; MORTALITY; NOTTINGHAM EXTENDED ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVASCULARIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP TIME; TIME; HEALTH SURVEY; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036598010     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1648     Document Type: Article

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