Saving the limb in diabetic patients with ischemic foot lesions complicated by acute infection

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 273-293

  Clerici, Giacomo ^a   Faglia, Ezio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

acute infection; critical limb ischemia; limb salvage

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; CLAUDICATION; CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMORAL ARTERY; GANGRENE; INFECTION; LEG AMPUTATION; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB SALVAGE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL WOUND; AMPUTATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FOOT; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; SURGERY; TIME TO TREATMENT; VASCULARIZATION;

AMPUTATION; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FOOT; FOOT ULCER; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGNOSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84910595773     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734614549416     Document Type: Review

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