Influence of end-stage renal disease on long-term survival after major amputation.

Conclusions: Mortality after limb amputation in ERSD patients remains high. Survival of ERSD patients is lower in relation to chronic kidney disease and patients with normal renal function. Due to poor in hospital outcomes and absent long-term survival, benefit of primary amputation in ERSD seems scarce.
PMID: 32160821 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - March 11, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Meyer A, Griesbach C, Maudanz N, Lang W, Almasi-Sperling V, Rother U Tags: Vasa Source Type: research