International Variations in Amputation Practice: A VASCUNET Report.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg
; 56(3): 391-399, 2018 09.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To study international differences in incidence and practice patterns as well as time trends in lower limb amputations related to peripheral arterial disease and/or diabetes mellitus.METHODS:
Data on lower limb amputations during 2010-2014 were collected from population based administrative data from countries in Europe and Australasia participating in the VASCUNET collaboration. Amputation rates, time trends, in hospital or 30 day mortality and reimbursement systems were analysed.RESULTS:
Data from 12 countries covering 259 million inhabitants in 2014 were included. Individuals aged ≥ 65 years ranged from 12.9% (Slovakia) to 20.7% (Germany) and diabetes prevalence among amputees from 25.7% (Finland) to 74.3% (Slovakia). The mean incidence of major amputation varied between 7.2/100,000 (New Zealand) and 41.4/100,000 (Hungary), with an overall declining time trend with the exception of Slovakia, while minor amputations increased over time. The older age group (≥65 years) was up to 4.9 times more likely to be amputated compared with those younger than 65 years. Reported mortality rates were lowest in Finland (6.3%) and highest in Hungary (20.3%). Countries with a fee for service reimbursement system had a lower incidence of major amputation compared with countries with a population based reimbursement system (14.3/100,000 versus 18.4/100,000, respectively, p < .001).CONCLUSIONS:
This international audit showed large geographical differences in major amputation rates, by a factor of almost six, and an overall declining time trend during the 4 year observation of this study. Diabetes prevalence, age distribution, and mortality rates were also found to vary between countries. Despite limitations attributable to registry data, these findings are important, and warrant further research on how to improve limb salvage in different demographic settings.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Padrões de Prática Médica
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Avaliação de Processos em Cuidados de Saúde
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Doença Arterial Periférica
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Cirurgiões
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Amputação Cirúrgica
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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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:
Europa
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Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article