Preoperative duplex vein mapping (DVM) reduces costs in patients undergoing infrainguinal bypass surgery: results of a prospective randomised study.

Abstract

DVM significantly reduces costs generated by re-admission in patients suffering from major SSI.

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Subjects

• Aged
• Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
• Costs and Cost Analysis
• Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
• Female
• Humans
• Intermittent Claudication
• Ischemia
• Lower Extremity
• Male
• Preoperative Care
• Prospective Studies
• Saphenous Vein
• Surgical Wound Infection
• Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex

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Authors

• K Linni
• M Aspalter
• N Mader
• E Butturini
• A Ugurluoglu
• S Granat
• W Hitzl
• T Hölzenbein

Publication date

2012-05-01

Journal

Journal topics

• Vascular Surgical Procedures

Language

Eng.

Copyright

European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery

Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, PMU Salzburg, Müllner Hauptstrasse 48, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria. k.linni [at] salk.at

Release reference

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2012 May;43(5):561-6

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