Does preferential use of endovascular interventions by vascular surgeons improve limb salvage, control of symptoms, and survival of patients with critical limb ischemia?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 572-576

  Dosluoglu, Hasan H ^a   O'Brien Irr, Maureen S ^b   Lukan, Jim ^b   Harris, Linda M ^b   Dryjski, Maciej L ^b   Cherr, Gregory S ^a  

^a VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Arterial stent; Critical limb ischemia; Endovascular interventions; Limb salvage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTOFEMORAL BYPASS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750339316     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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