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High mortality risks after major lower extremity amputation in Medicare patients with peripheral art...

High mortality risks after major lower extremity amputation in Medicare patients with peripheral art...

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High mortality risks after major lower extremity amputation in Medicare patients with peripheral artery disease

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Full title

High mortality risks after major lower extremity amputation in Medicare patients with peripheral artery disease

Publisher

United States: Mosby, Inc

Journal title

The American heart journal, 2013-05, Vol.165 (5), p.809-815.e1

Language

English

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Publisher

United States: Mosby, Inc

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Contents

Background Little is known regarding the contemporary outcomes of older patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) undergoing major lower extremity (LE) amputation in the United States. We sought to characterize clinical outcomes and factors associated with outcomes after LE amputation in patients with PAD. Methods Using data from the Centers fo...

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Full title

High mortality risks after major lower extremity amputation in Medicare patients with peripheral artery disease

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1347254764

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1347254764

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ISSN

0002-8703

E-ISSN

1097-6744

DOI

10.1016/j.ahj.2012.12.002

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