Abstract
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.
Published by Elsevier Inc.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Amputation, Surgical
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California
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Databases, Factual
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Esophageal Sphincter, Lower / blood supply*
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Female
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Humans
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Intention to Treat Analysis
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Ischemia / diagnosis
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Ischemia / mortality
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Ischemia / therapy*
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Leg Ulcer / diagnosis
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Leg Ulcer / mortality
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Leg Ulcer / therapy*
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Limb Salvage
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Peripheral Arterial Disease / diagnosis
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Peripheral Arterial Disease / mortality
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Peripheral Arterial Disease / therapy*
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Recurrence
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Time Factors
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Treatment Outcome
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Vascular Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
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Vascular Surgical Procedures* / mortality
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Wound Healing*