Effect of warfarin anticoagulation on below-knee polytetrafluoroethylene graft patency

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 192-198

  LeCroy, Christopher J ^a   Patterson, Mark A ^a   Taylor, Steven M ^a   Westfall, Andrew O ^a   Jordan Jr , William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; POLITEF; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANTICOAGULATION; AUTOGRAFT; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BYPASS SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GANGRENE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KNEE; LEG ISCHEMIA; LEG ULCER; LIFE; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB PAIN; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REST; TIBIAL ARTERY;

EID: 18844372568     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-004-0156-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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