Major Amputation Profoundly Increases Mortality in Patients With Diabetic Foot Infection

Major Amputation Profoundly Increases Mortality in Patients With Diabetic Foot Infection

Introduction: An acute diabetic foot infection (DFI) is a serious condition and a leading cause of hospitalization and major amputation in patients with diabetes. Aim of this study was to evaluate the long term survival and risk factors for death and amputation after the DFI requiring hospital treat...

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Main Authors: Miska Vuorlaakso, Juha Kiiski, Tapani Salonen, Matti Karppelin, Mika Helminen, Ilkka Kaartinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
diabetic foot
risk factors
amputation
morbidity
mortality
survival rate
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.655902/full

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