Efectos de la inhalación de oxígeno en la microcirculación cutánea en pacientes con enfermedad de oclusión arterial

O Bongard1, H Bounameaux, B Fagrell

  • 1Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.

Circulation
|September 1, 1992
PubMed
Resumen

El oxígeno suplementario puede restringir o aumentar la microcirculación de la piel de los dedos de los pies en pacientes con enfermedad arterial oclusiva periférica (PAOD). Los efectos dependen de la gravedad de la enfermedad, afectan el flujo sanguíneo y potencialmente mejoran la circulación afectada.

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