Survival and associated risk factors in patients with diabetes and amputations caused by infectious...
Survival and associated risk factors in patients with diabetes and amputations caused by infectious foot gangrene
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London: BioMed Central
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English
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London: BioMed Central
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Infectious gangrene of the foot is a serious complication of diabetes that usually leads to a certain level of lower‐extremity amputation (LEA). Nevertheless, the long‐term survival and factors associated with mortality in such patients have yet to be elucidated.
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A total of 157 patients with type 2 diabetes who received...
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Survival and associated risk factors in patients with diabetes and amputations caused by infectious foot gangrene
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_797f44e6bebc4d9e8973e24434641d21
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_797f44e6bebc4d9e8973e24434641d21
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1757-1146
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1757-1146
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10.1186/s13047-017-0243-0
