Predictive Factors for Mortality Following Major Lower Extremity Amputation.
Claire MortonNicholas P Rollenull Shalini SahooMiriam KaufmanCharles DruckerKhanjan NagarshethPublished in: The American surgeon (2023)
Patients undergoing major amputation continue to suffer high mortality. Those patients who received their amputation under physiologically stressful conditions were more likely to die within 6 months. Reliably predicting six-month mortality can assist surgeons and patients in making appropriate care decisions.
Keyphrases
- lower limb
- cardiovascular events
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- risk factors
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- peripheral artery disease
- palliative care
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- cardiovascular disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- chronic pain
- patient reported