Management of lower extremity wounds in patients with peripheral arterial disease: A stratified conservative approach

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1110-1116

  Chiriano, Jason ^a   Bianchi, Christian ^a   Teruya, Theodore H ^a   Mills, Brian ^a   Bishop, Vicki ^a   Abou Zamzam Jr , Ahmed M ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; LEG ULCER; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN MONITORING; WOUND HEALING;

AMPUTATION; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; BLOOD GAS MONITORING, TRANSCUTANEOUS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALIFORNIA; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG ULCER; LIMB SALVAGE; LOWER EXTREMITY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 78049448196     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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