Changes in the management of critical limb ischaemia
โ Scribed by Mr K. Varty; S. Nydahl; P. Butterworth; M. Errington; A. Bolia; P. R. F. Bell; N. J. M. London
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 447 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
The cost of attempting limb salvage in patients who presented with acute lower limb ischaemia was recorded prospectively for 20 months. Seventy-five patients were admitted during the study; 45 were treated primarily by radiological intervention and 18 had primary surgery. The remainder were treated
VSGBI abstracts 5 (0โข82 [0โข52-1โข46] versus 1โข62 [0โข86-2โข34], p < 0โข001), yet soluble P-selectin was significantly increased (43โข26 [13โข88-86โข7] versus 24โข67 [13โข41-43โข32], p = 0โข039). Stimulated P-selectin was similar in both groups. Markers of coagulation were significantly increased in patients on
IT is generally assumed that cigarette smoking has a deleterious effect on blood-flow in the ischaemic limb, and patients whose limbs are so afflicted are usually advised to stop smoking. However, no objective evidence is available to support such an assumption. The early work on the influence of n