Influence of Secondary Infection on Amputation in Chronic Critical Limb Ischemia

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 605-609

  Jaccard, Y ^a   Walther, S ^a   Anderson, S ^b   Tauber, M ^b   Kummer, O ^a   Baumgartner, R ^c   Diehm, N ^a   Dorffler Melly J ^a   Baumgartner, I ^a  

^a Kantonsspital Frauenfeld   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Antibiotics; Bypass surgery; Mortality; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN;

AGED; AMPUTATION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALING; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LABORATORY TEST; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SUPERINFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; AMPUTATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34047271637     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.11.027     Document Type: Article

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