Time Trends in the Incidence of Long-Term Mortality in T2DM Patients Who Have Undergone a Lower Extremity Amputation. Results of a Descriptive and Retrospective Cohort Study

Time Trends in the Incidence of Long-Term Mortality in T2DM Patients Who Have Undergone a Lower Extremity Amputation. Results of a Descriptive and Retrospective Cohort Study

(1) Background: The aims of this study were to examine the incidence of lower extremity amputations (LEAs) among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to compare the mortality risk of diabetic individuals who underwent LEA with age and sex-matched diabetic individuals without LEA. (2) Me...

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Main Authors: Ana López-de-Andrés, Rodrigo Jiménez-García, Maria D. Esteban-Vasallo, Valentin Hernández-Barrera, Javier Aragon-Sánchez, Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo, Javier de Miguel-Diez, Maria A. Palomar-Gallego, Martin Romero-Maroto, Napoleón Perez-Farinos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
amputations
type 2 diabetes mellitus
mortality
cohort study
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/10/1597

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