Predictors for reoperation after lower limb amputation in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

Conclusions: TcPO2 measurements are useful for determining level of lower limb amputation and predicting wound healing problems when an amputation level with TcPO2 < 40 mmHg is chosen. In transtibial amputations, TcPO2 ≥ 40 mmHg does not safely predict wound healing. PMID: 31063045 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - May 6, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Berli MC, Wanivenhaus F, Kabelitz M, Götschi T, Böni T, Rancic Z, Waibel FWA Tags: Vasa Source Type: research