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Patient delay is the main cause of treatment delay in acute limb ischemia: an investigation of pre- and in-hospital time delay

BACKGROUND: The prognosis of acute limb ischemia is severe, with amputation rates of up to 25% and in-hospital mortality of 9-15%. Delay in treatment increases the risk of major amputation and may be present at different stages, including patient delay, doctors´ delay and waiting time in the emergen...

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Autores principales: Londero, Louise S, Nørgaard, Birgitte, Houlind, Kim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4232613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25400690
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-9-56