The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages 158-165 , February 2010

Outcomes for Inpatients with Normal Findings on Whole-leg Ultrasonography: A Prospective Study

  • Marie-Antoinette Sevestre, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Techniques de l'Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5525, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
    • Vascular Medicine Unit, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
    • ,
  • José Labarère, MD

      Affiliations

    • Quality of Care Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests should be addressed to José Labarère, MD, Quality of Care Unit, Pavillon Taillefer, CHU BP 217, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
    • ,
  • Pierre Casez, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Techniques de l'Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5525, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
    • ,
  • Luc Bressollette, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Medicine, Brest University Hospital, Brest, France
    • ,
  • Myriam Haddouche, RN

      Affiliations

    • Techniques de l'Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5525, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
    • ,
  • Gilles Pernod, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Techniques de l'Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5525, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
    • ,
  • Isabelle Quéré, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Medicine, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
    • ,
  • Jean-Luc Bosson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Techniques de l'Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5525, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
    • Center for Clinical Research, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France

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 Funding: This study was supported by a grant from the French Ministry of Health (Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique), by Grenoble University Hospital (Programme de Recherche Clinique), and by Sanofi-Aventis, Paris, France. The funding sources had no role in the design and conduct of the study; the collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; or the preparation, review, and approval of the manuscript.

 Conflicts of Interest: Drs Sevestre, Bosson, and Quéré served as consultants for Sanofi-Aventis.

 Authorship: M.A. Sevestre and J. Labarere had full access to all the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. All the authors have made substantive contributions to the study, have participated in the concept and design, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting or revising the manuscript, and have approved the manuscript as submitted.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00870-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.05.034

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages 158-165 , February 2010

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