Abstract
Each year, a particular surgeon performs about 70 operations for aortofemoral bypass grafting to restore blood supply to the extremities. Initially, he judged the success of the surgery in terms of survival and the saving of limbs. As methods for assessing blood flow in peripheral vessels improved, as well as diagnostic and surgical techniques, the proportion of patients under the age of 65 years increased. In the course of following his patients, particularly those under 65 years of age, questions arose in the surgeon’s mind about the impact of this surgery on patients’ return to work and sexual functioning.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Chiu RCJ, Lidstone D, Blundell PE. Predictive power of penile/brachial index (P.B.I.) in diagnosing male sexual impotence. Vasc Surg 1986; 4: 251 - 256.
Barnes RW. Hemodynamics for the vascular surgeon. Arch Surg 1980; 115: 216 - 223.
Barnes RW. Noninvasive diagnostic techniques in peripheral vascular disease. Am Heart J 1979; 97 (2): 241 - 258.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1991 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Del Greco, L., Williams, J.I., Mulder, D.S. (1991). Organizing a Clinical Study. In: Troidl, H., et al. Principles and Practice of Research. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0371-8_25
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0371-8_25
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-1-4684-0373-2
Online ISBN: 978-1-4684-0371-8
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive