The effect of different positions on lower limbs skin perfusion pressure

We have encountered situations of patients with critical limb ischemia accompanied by pain at rest and necrosis, who hang their legs down from the bed during sleep. This lower limb position is known to be a natural position, which reduces pain in the lower extremity induced by ischemia. However, the...

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Main Authors: Tota Kawasaki, Tetsuji Uemura, Kiyomi Matsuo, Kazuyuki Masumoto, Yoshimi Harada, Takahiro Chuman, Tomoyuki Murata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-09-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.121995
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