The influence of the characteristics of ischemic tissue lesions on ulcer healing time after infrainguinal bypass for critical leg ischemia

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 932-937

  Söderström, Maria ^a   Aho, Pekka Sakari ^a   Lepäntalo, Mauri ^a   Albäck, Anders ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GANGRENE; HINDLIMB; HUMAN; INFRAINGUINAL BYPASS SURGERY; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; ULCER HEALING; VASCULAR PATENCY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANGRENE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG ULCER; LIMB SALVAGE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEINS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 63049137699     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.11.045     Document Type: Article

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