Epidemiology of leg amputation: the influence of vascular surgery.
Br J Surg
; 81(11): 1600-3, 1994 Nov.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7827881
ABSTRACT
The number of amputations performed for vascular disease in Denmark has decreased from 1777 (34.5 per 100,000 population) in 1983 to 1288 (25.0 per 100,000) in 1990, a reduction of 28 per cent. This decline coincided with an increase in vascular surgical activity of up to 100 per cent, including a marked rise in the rate of femorodistal reconstruction. Moreover, regional variation in vascular surgical activity correlated with percentage reduction in amputation rate (rS = 0.65, P < 0.01). The relative number of above-knee amputations also decreased in favour of more distal levels during the period studied. These findings suggest that vascular surgery may be responsible for the lower amputation rate.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Vasculares
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Doenças Vasculares Periféricas
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Amputação Cirúrgica
Tipo de estudo:
Screening_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Surg
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Dinamarca