Risk factors for major amputation after arterial vascular trauma of the lower extremity.

Michaela KlucknerAlexandra GratlLeonhard GruberAndreas FrechMaria GummererSabine WipperFlorian Karl EnzmannJosef Klocker

Published in: Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society (2022)

Lower extremity arterial vascular trauma was associated with a significant major amputation rate. Several predictors for limb loss were identified, which could aid in identifying patients at risk and adapting their treatment.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
lower limb
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
trauma patients