Comorbidity Patterns Among Patients with Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease in Germany: A Trend Analysis of Health Insurance Claims Data.

CONCLUSIONS: Increasing numbers of PVI performed on these ageing and sicker patients lead to rising costs but correlate with decreasing major amputation rates.
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Source: PubMed: Eur J Vasc Endovasc ... - November 15, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Kreutzburg T, Peters F, Rieß HC, Hischke S, Marschall U, Kriston L, L'Hoest H, Sedrakyan A, Debus ES, Behrendt CA Tags: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg Source Type: research