Abstract
The number of amputations performed for vascular disease in Denmark has decreased from 1777 (34.5 per 100,000 population) in 1983 to 1288 (25.0 per 100,000) in 1990, a reduction of 28 per cent. This decline coincided with an increase in vascular surgical activity of up to 100 per cent, including a marked rise in the rate of femorodistal reconstruction. Moreover, regional variation in vascular surgical activity correlated with percentage reduction in amputation rate (rS = 0.65, P < 0.01). The relative number of above-knee amputations also decreased in favour of more distal levels during the period studied. These findings suggest that vascular surgery may be responsible for the lower amputation rate.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | The British journal of surgery |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1600-3 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0007-1323 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 1994 |
Keywords
- Amputation
- Denmark
- Humans
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Vascular Surgical Procedures