Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 351-359 , February 2010

Preoperative functional status predicts perioperative outcomes after infrainguinal bypass surgery

Presented at the 2009 Meeting of the Society of Vascular Surgery, June 11,14, 2009, Denver, Colo.

  • Robert S. Crawford, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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  • Richard P. Cambria, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Christopher J. Abularrage, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Mark F. Conrad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Robert T. Lancaster, MD

      Affiliations

    • Codman Center of Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery, General Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Michael T. Watkins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman St, WC 440, Boston, MA 02114

Received 9 June 2009 ,Accepted 15 August 2009.

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 This study was supported in part by grants from the Monte and Rita Goldman Foundation, John F. Murphy, and Bay State Federal Savings Foundation.

 Competition of interest: none.

 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01786-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.08.065

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 351-359 , February 2010

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