A survey of persisting leg and/or foot pain in vascular surgery patients.
Two surveys were performed on more than 100 postoperative peripheral vascular procedure patients in order to ascertain the incidence and extent of prolonged lower limb pain. There was a significant number of patients who continued to experience moderate or greater degrees of disability associated with their pain at more than 7 months postoperatively. A multidisciplinary approach to the management of peripheral vascular patients is discussed.
Gibson
K M
KM
Physiotherapy Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia.
Jagiello
P A
PA
Tapper
J J
JJ
Lawrence-Brown
M M
MM
D001315:Australia; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008019:Life Style; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012775:Shoes; D016896:Treatment Outcome