Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2887735 | Annals of Vascular Surgery | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Conservative management of lower extremity nonhealing wounds in selected patients with PAD is successful in over two-thirds of the patients. The failure of conservative management does not increase mortality or amputation rates. When the TcPO2 is >30 mm Hg, the ABI and the TASC II definition of critical limb ischemia predict wound healing and should be key factors in considering conservative therapy.
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Authors
Jason Chiriano, Christian Bianchi, Theodore H. Teruya, Brian Mills, Vicki Bishop, Ahmed M. Jr.,