TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical outcomes of patients with peripheral artery disease and lower extremity wounds based on a predetermined intention-to-treat strategy
AU - Possagnoli, Isabella
AU - Bianchi, Christian
AU - Chiriano, Jason
AU - Teruya, Theodore
AU - Bishop, Vicki
AU - Abou-Zamzam, Ahmed
AU - Smith, Krista
AU - Valenzuela, Adela
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015.
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Achieving healing in patients with peripheral artery disease and lower extremity wounds represent a significant clinical challenge. Important outcome measures that define a successful therapeutic approach include wound healing rate, time to heal, and recurrence with time. This article reviews our experience managing a peripheral artery disease patient cohort at a Veterans Affairs medical center based on the initial clinical evaluation stratification and prospective enrollment into a predetermined treatment strategy.
AB - Achieving healing in patients with peripheral artery disease and lower extremity wounds represent a significant clinical challenge. Important outcome measures that define a successful therapeutic approach include wound healing rate, time to heal, and recurrence with time. This article reviews our experience managing a peripheral artery disease patient cohort at a Veterans Affairs medical center based on the initial clinical evaluation stratification and prospective enrollment into a predetermined treatment strategy.
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U2 - 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2016.01.001
DO - 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2016.01.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27113285
SN - 0895-7967
VL - 28
SP - 184
EP - 189
JO - Seminars in Vascular Surgery
JF - Seminars in Vascular Surgery
IS - 3-4
M1 - 50490
ER -