Efficacy of a novel method of intravenous infusion of the prostaglandin analogue iloprost for the treatment of lower-limb critical ischemia: An open-label, nonrandomized study in two cohorts

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-265

  Veroux, Pierfrancesco ^a   Veroux, Massimiliano ^a   MacArone, Maurizio ^a   Bonanno, Maria Giovanna ^a   Tumminelli, Maria Giuseppina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

critical ischemia; Fontaine classification; iloprost; pain at rest; peripheral atherosclerotic occlusive disease; portable elastomeric infusion system

Indexed keywords

ILOPROST; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG COST; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 5444272820     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-393X(04)80067-5     Document Type: Article

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