An enhanced treatment program with markedly reduced mortality after a transtibial or higher non-traumatic lower extremity amputation: A single-center comparison of 129 amputations with historical and national controls

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Historically, high 30-day and 1-year mortality post-amputation rates (> 30% and 50%, respectively) have been reported in patients with a transtibial or higher non-traumatic lower extremity amputation (LEA). We evaluated whether allocating experienced staff and implementing...

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Autores principales: Kristensen, Morten T, Holm, Gitte, Krasheninnikoff, Michael, Jensen, Pia S, Gebuhr, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4900091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27088484
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2016.1167524

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4900091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27088484
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2016.1167524

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