Long-term results of above knee femoro-popliteal bypass depend on indication for surgery and graft-material

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 412-418

  Berglund, J ^a   Bjorck M ^b   Elfström, Johan ^a   Aldman, A ^c   Almstrom C ^c   Andersson, L ^c   Arnelov C ^c   Arfvidsson, B ^c   Berg, B ^c   Bolin, T ^c   Eliasson, K ^c   Forsberg, O ^c   Hedberg, B ^c   Jansson, I ^c   Jensen, N ^c   Johansson, G ^c   Jonsson, O ^c   Konrad, P ^c   Lindberg, B ^c   Ljungstrom K G ^c   Lanne T ^c   Nilsson, L ^c   Ravn, H ^c   Smith, L ^c   Stubberod A ^c   Sundqvist, K ^c   Svensson, M ^c   Tuvesson, T ^c   Tyden G ^c   Wellander, E ^c   Wingren, U ^c   Bergqvist, D ^c   Forssell, C ^c   Karlstrom L ^c   Lundell, A ^c   Norgren, L ^c   Skau, T ^c   Troeng T ^c   more..

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Blood vessel prosthesis implantation; Critical ischemia; Intermittent claudication; Popliteal artery; Surgery operative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POLITEF IMPLANT; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SWEDEN; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 20044369908     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.12.023     Document Type: Article

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