Increase in skin perfusion pressure after maggot debridement therapy for critical limb ischaemia

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 911-914

  Maeda, T M ^a   Kimura, C K ^a   Takahashi, K T ^a   Ichimura, K I ^b  

^a HAKODATE CENTRAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MAGGOT DEBRIDEMENT THERAPY; MAGGOT THERAPY; MALE; PERFUSION PRESSURE; SKIN; SKIN PERFUSION PRESSURE; WALKING; WOUND HEALING; AMPUTATION; ANIMAL; DEBRIDEMENT; DIPTERA; ISCHEMIA; LARVA; LEG; NECROSIS; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

AGED; AMPUTATION; ANIMALS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIPTERA; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LARVA; LEG; MALE; NECROSIS; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84913533842     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ced.12454     Document Type: Article

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