The Epidemiology of Extremity Threat and Amputation Following Vasopressor-dependent Sepsis.

Katherine Moll ReitzJason KennedyCaroline RieserCallie HlavinHayley B GershengornMatthew D NealNicole BensenKelsey LinstrumHallie C PrescottMatthew R RosengartVictor TalisaDaniel E HallEdith TzengHannah WunschSachin YendeDerek C AngusChristopher W Seymour

Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2021)

The evaluation of a threatened extremity resulting in surgical amputation occurred in 2 per 1,000 patients with vasopressor-dependent sepsis.

Keyphrases

lower limb
acute kidney injury
septic shock
intensive care unit
soft tissue
peripheral artery disease