Healing of Ischaemic Tissue Lesions after Infrainguinal Bypass Surgery for Critical Leg Ischaemia

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-95

  Soderstrom M ^a   Arvela, E ^a   Alback A ^a   Aho, P S ^a   Lepantalo M ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Amputation free survival with healing; Critical Leg Ischaemia; Infrainguinal bypass; Tissue healing; Ulcer healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INFRAINGUINAL BYPASS SURGERY; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LEG; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 45749121476     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.01.027     Document Type: Article

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