"Gangrene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Death and putrefaction of tissue usually due to a loss of blood supply.
| Descriptor ID |
D005734
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.717.427
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gangrene" by people in Profiles.
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The intersocietal IWGDF, ESVS, SVS guidelines on peripheral artery disease in people with diabetes and a foot ulcer. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2024 Mar; 40(3):e3686.
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Lower-extremity pressure, staging, and grading thresholds to identify chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Vasc Med. 2023 02; 28(1):45-53.
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Specialist access and leg amputations among Texas Medicaid patients. Semin Vasc Surg. 2023 Mar; 36(1):49-57.
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Hospital Payer Mix and Amputation Rates Among Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease Complications. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Oct; 86:251-259.e1.
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Post the Pandemic: How will COVID-19 Transform Diabetic Foot Disease Management? J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2020 Jul; 14(4):764-766.
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Leg Amputations Among Texans Remote From Experienced Surgical Care. J Surg Res. 2020 06; 250:232-238.
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Acute Cardiac Events in Patients With Severe Limb Infection. Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2018 Dec; 17(4):261-267.
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Penile gangrene as a sign of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Feb 05; 2016.
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Lower limb ischaemia in patients with diabetic foot ulcers and gangrene: recognition, anatomic patterns and revascularization strategies. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2016 Jan; 32 Suppl 1:239-45.
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Purpura fulminans associated with acute West Nile virus encephalitis. J Clin Virol. 2016 Feb; 75:1-4.