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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...
Autores principales: | Kristensen, Morten T, Holm, Gitte, Krasheninnikoff, Michael, Jensen, Pia S, Gebuhr, Peter |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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