Lower-extremity amputation: a 6-year follow-up study in Brazil.
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong)
; 13(2): 164-6, 2005 Aug.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16131679
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the 6-year mortality in 50 patients following lower-limb amputation.METHODS:
The cumulative survival rate of 50 (28 men, 22 women) amputees aged 54 to 94 years (mean, 67.3; median, 73.5) was retrospectively studied from 1993 to 1998. Indications for above- or below-knee amputation were trauma (n = 2), vasculitis (n = 2), and critical ischaemia of the lower limbs (n = 46). Leg amputation was performed after anamnesis, physical examination, and angiography. All patients were followed up for 6 years by phone or domiciliary visit. A death certificate was verified when a patient was lost to follow-up. Statistical analysis was expressed by the actuarial survival curve.RESULTS:
Of 50 amputees, 36 died in the 6 years following leg amputation 22 in the first year, 3 in the second year, 5 in the third year, 2 in the fourth year, 2 in the fifth year, 2 in the sixth year; 14 remained alive after 6 years.CONCLUSION:
Patients who underwent lower-limb amputation had a high 6-year mortality. Most deaths occurred in the first year.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Causas de Morte
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Amputação Cirúrgica
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong)
Assunto da revista:
ORTOPEDIA
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil