Prevalence of ischemia in diabetic foot infection

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 797-799

  Khammash, Muhammad R ^a   Obeidat, Khaled A ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BLOOD FLOW; CELLULITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LEG ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMPUTATION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0042430526     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-003-6889-8     Document Type: Article

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