Mortality prediction following non-traumatic amputation of the lower extremity
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Clinical characteristics and survival of patients with diabetes mellitus following non-traumatic lower extremity amputation.
BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus-related lower extremity amputation is a major complication severely affecting patient survival and quality of life. OBJECTIVES To analyze epidemiological and clinical trends in the incidence and survival of lower extremity amputations among diabetes patients. METHODS We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study of 565 consecutive diabetes patients who...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Surgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0007-1323,1365-2168
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11124