Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) in the Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease (PAOD) - A Useful Tool or Just Another Device?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 309-310

  Kalodiki, E ^a   Giannoukas, A D ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; FOOT AMPUTATION; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; KINESIOTHERAPY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEG ISCHEMIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND CARE;

HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 33846698858     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.11.006     Document Type: Editorial

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