Risk Factors for Thirty-Day Readmissions After Lower Extremity Amputation in Patients With Vascular Disease

ConclusionsRisk factors for readmission after any amputation included cardiac comorbidities, associated postoperative medications, and discharge to a skilled nursing facility. The finding that acute arterial embolism or thrombosis and a BKA during the index admission was highly associated with readmission, combined with the high rates of 30-day conversion to an AKA when readmitted, suggests these patients more often develop stump complications or may be undertreated during the initial hospitalization.Level of EvidenceIII

Source: PMandR - July 10, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research