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SUBMITTER: Ambler GK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6491197 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ambler Graeme K GK Twine Christopher P CP
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20180211
<h4>Background</h4>Femoro-popliteal bypass is implemented to save limbs that might otherwise require amputation, in patients with ischaemic rest pain or tissue loss; and to improve walking distance in patients with severe life-limiting claudication. Contemporary practice involves grafts using autologous vein, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or Dacron as a bypass conduit. This is the second update of a Cochrane review first published in 1999 and last updated in 2010.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess th ...[more]