Lower Extremity Amputations: Factors Associated With Mortality or Contralateral Amputation

Conclusions:
Patients with advanced PAD that require lower extremity amputation have diminished survival and significant contralateral amputation rates. Elderly patients on dialysis are particularly prone to dying or losing the other leg after a major amputation. These data support strategies to enhance limb preservation and optimize medical comorbidities in these patients.

Source: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - November 10, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Shah, S. K., Bena, J. F., Allemang, M. T., Kelso, R., Clair, D. G., Vargas, L., Kashyap, V. S. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research