Late Outcome of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Unreconstructable and Limb-threatening Lower Limb Ischemia

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 717-724

  Gersbach, P A ^a   Argitis, V ^a   Gardaz, J P ^a   von Segesser, L K ^a   Haesler, E ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Critical limb ischemia; Long term outcomes; Microcirculatory screening; Risk factors; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SITTING; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SUPINE POSITION; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN MONITORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247627808     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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