Efficacy of ankle-brachial index as a preoperative screening in spine surgery
Efficacy of ankle-brachial index as a preoperative screening in spine surgery
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and specify the patients who are necessary to measure ankle-brachial index (ABI) as a preoperative PAD screening in spine surgery.
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A total of 1425 consecutive patients with non-emergency spine surgery underwent a PAD screening usi...
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Efficacy of ankle-brachial index as a preoperative screening in spine surgery
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1776648495
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1776648495
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0940-6719
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1432-0932
DOI
10.1007/s00586-015-4102-z
