Increasing endovascular intervention for claudication: Impact on vascular surgery resident training

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 507-513

  Keeling, W Brent ^a   Stone, Patrick A ^a   Armstrong, Paul A ^a   Kearney, Heather ^a   Klepczyk, Lisa ^a   Blazick, Elizabeth ^a   Back, Martin R ^a   Johnson, Brad L ^a   Bandyk, Dennis F ^a   Shames, Murray L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Claudication; Endovascular treatment; Peripheral vascular occlusive disease; Surgery; Surgical volume; Training; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BYPASS SURGERY; CLAUDICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDARTERECTOMY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33748877614     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/06-1843.1     Document Type: Review

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