TY - JOUR
T1 - Amputations in Denmark in patients with diabetes
AU - Svendsen, Ole Lander
AU - Kirketerp-Møller, Klaus
AU - Olsen, Johnny Baumann
AU - Palm, Henrik
N1 - Published under Open Access CC-BY-NC-BD 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
PY - 2023/8/28
Y1 - 2023/8/28
N2 - In Denmark, the incidence rate of lower extremity amputations (LEA) in patients with diabetes has decreased remarkably from 1980 to 2017, in contrast to USA, where it has increased in the last decade. In this review the development in Denmark is summarised. In fact, in 2017, the incidence rate of LEA in patient with diabetes was "only" two-4 four-fold larger than in persons without diabetes. Evidence-based guidelines, like the national treatment guideline from the Danish Endocrine Society, must be followed by health-care providers and patients to further decrease the incidence rate of LEA.
AB - In Denmark, the incidence rate of lower extremity amputations (LEA) in patients with diabetes has decreased remarkably from 1980 to 2017, in contrast to USA, where it has increased in the last decade. In this review the development in Denmark is summarised. In fact, in 2017, the incidence rate of LEA in patient with diabetes was "only" two-4 four-fold larger than in persons without diabetes. Evidence-based guidelines, like the national treatment guideline from the Danish Endocrine Society, must be followed by health-care providers and patients to further decrease the incidence rate of LEA.
KW - Humans
KW - Diabetes Mellitus
KW - Amputation, Surgical
KW - Health Personnel
KW - Denmark/epidemiology
UR - https://ugeskriftet.dk/videnskab/amputationer-i-danmark-hos-patienter-med-diabetes
M3 - Review
C2 - 37767878
SN - 0041-5782
VL - 185
JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger
JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger
IS - 35
M1 - V03230194
ER -