The Predictive Value of Haemodynamic Assessment in Chronic Venous Leg Ulceration

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 742-746

  Gohel, M S ^a   Barwell, J R ^a   Heather, B P ^b   Earnshaw, J J ^b   Mitchell, D C ^c   Whyman, M R ^a   Poskitt, K R ^a  

^a CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic venous ulceration; Haemodynamic assessment; Photoplethysmography; Superficial venous surgery; Venous refill time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG ULCER; LEG VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; REFERENCE VALUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULCER HEALING; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN DISEASE; VEIN SURGERY;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34247571832     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.11.039     Document Type: Article

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