Abstract
Background: To evaluate the survival after major lower limb amputation, at a level either below (BKA) or above (AKA) the knee, in diabetic patients admitted to hospital because of critical limb ischemia (CLI). Methods: From January 1999 to December 2003, 564 diabetic patients were consecutively admitted to our Foot Center because of CLI and followed up until December 2005. A revascularization procedure was performed in 537 patients (95.2%): in 420 with peripheral angioplasty, in 117 with peripheral bypass graft. Neither endoluminal nor surgical revascularization was practicable in 27 (4.8%) patients. Results: Major amputation was performed in a total of 55 (9.8%) patients. Among the clinical and demographic variables evaluated, age was significantly lower (67.3±10.1 vs. 76.7±10.4, P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 265-269 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Diabetes and its Complications |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2010 |
Keywords
- Age
- Critical limb ischemia
- Diabetes
- Major amputation
- Revascularization
- Survival
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Internal Medicine