Risk factors for early failure of surgical amputations: An analysis of 8,878 isolated lower extremity amputation procedures

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 216, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 836-842

  O'Brien, Patrick J ^a   Cox, Mitchell W ^a   Shortell, Cynthia K ^a   Scarborough, John E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BODY MASS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEG AMPUTATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REOPERATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SMOKING; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TRANSMETATARSAL AMPUTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84875281649     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.12.041     Document Type: Article

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