Infrapopliteal arterial reconstructions for limb salvage in patients aged ≥80 years according to preoperative ambulatory function and residential status

Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-128

  Ballotta, Enzo ^a   Gruppo, Mario ^b   Mazzalai, Franco ^b   Martella, Bruno ^b   Terranova, Oreste ^b   Da Giau, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Geriatric Surgery Clinic   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MORBIDITY; NURSING HOME; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURVIVAL RATE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77953285767     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2009.12.013     Document Type: Article

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