Trends in amputations in people with hospital admissions for peripheral arterial disease in Germany;Veränderungen der aktuellen amputationszahlen bei menschen, die in Deutschland wegen einer peripheren arteriellen verschlusskrankheit im krankenhaus behandelt wurden

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 289-295

  Moysidis, T ^a   Nowack, T ^a   Eickmeyer, F ^a   Waldhausen, P ^b   Brunken, A ^b   Hochlenert, D ^c   Engels, G ^c   Santosa, F ^a   Luther, B ^a   Kroger K ^a  

^a HELIOS KLINIKUM KREFELD   (Germany)

^b Practice for Vascular Medicine   (Germany)

^c Practice for Vascular Medicine ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetic foot syndrome; Neurovascular disease; Peripheral arterial disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MINOR SURGERY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; REOPERATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960773689     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000117     Document Type: Article

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