Does saphenous vein arterialisation prevent major amputation in critical leg ischaemia? A comparative study

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 845-847

  Matzke S ^a   Pitkanen J ^b   Lepantalo M ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b PEIJAS HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ischemia surgery; Leg blood supply; Saphenous vein surgery; Vascular surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ARTERY; LEG ISCHEMIA; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0342545471     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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