Major Groin Complications Following the Use of Synthetic Grafts

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 188-190

  Exton, R J ^a   Galland, R B ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

False aneurysm; Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; AORTOFEMORAL BYPASS; ARTERY TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; AXILLOFEMORAL ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FEMOROFEMORAL BYPASS; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMB AMPUTATION; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE TRANSPOSITION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, FALSE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347219398     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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