Post-operative surveillance after open peripheral arterial surgery

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-77

  Lane, T R A ^a   Metcalfe, M J ^a   Narayanan, S ^a   Davies, A H ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follow up; Open surgery; Post operative; Review; Surveillance; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

AORTOILIAC AND AORTOBIFEMORAL BYPASS; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTERY SURGERY; BYPASS SURGERY; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID SUBCLAVIAN BYPASS GRAFTING; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMORO FEMORAL BYPASS; HUMAN; ILIO FEMORAL BYPASS; INFRAINGUINAL INTERVENTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY STENOSIS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY TRANSPOSITION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 79959510807     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.03.023     Document Type: Review

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