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< 0.002), limb salvage (p < 0.002), and survival (p < 0.03) were significantly better in Group A versus Group B. We conclude that an AxBFB performed electively provides satisfactory palliation of severe vascular disease in high-risk patients. The indications for operation and timing of the operation may explain the widely disparate clinical results reported in the literature.
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Jain, K., O'Brien, S., Munn, J. et al. Axillobifemoral Bypass: Elective versus Emergent Operation. Annals of Vascular Surgery 12, 265–269 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100169900151
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