Preoperative factors predict mortality after major lower-extremity amputation
Nelson M, Greenblatt D, Soma G, Rajimanickam V, Greenberg C, Kent K. Preoperative factors predict mortality after major lower-extremity amputation. Surgery 2012, 152: 685-696. PMID: 23021137, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBelow-knee amputationAssociation of preoperative factorsPreoperative factorsLimb-threatening diseaseQuality Improvement ProgramAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramInformed decision-makingAbove-kneeRisk stratification toolFunctional statusAmerican CollegeDependent functional statusRate of reoperationOlder ageAmputationMultivariate modelImprovement programsRisk calculatorStratification toolPredicting mortalityMortality ratePreoperative sepsis
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