Acute arterial embolism of the lower extremities: Impact of 24-hour duration on the outcome of management

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1360-1367

  Mutirangura, Pramook ^a   Ruangsetakit, Chanean ^a   Wongwanit, Chumpol ^a   Sermsathanasawadi, Nuttawut ^a   Chinsakchai, Khamin ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

24 Hour duration of embolism; Acute ischemia; Arterial embolism; Lower extremity; Outcome of management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52949116402     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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