Length of hospital stay and readmissions after major lower extremity amputation: a Danish nationwide registry study
We observed that MLEA patients' hospital admissions lasted 2-3 weeks and decreased over the study period. A readmission risk of 23-27% within 30 days and 35-40 % within 90 days post-discharge was observed. Readmissions risk increased for both initial transtibial and transfemoral amputations over the study period.
Authors
- Katrine Hass Rubin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5045-536X)
- Anna Trier Heiberg Brix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5242-859X)
- Hagen Schmal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8801-2385)
- Tine Nymark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7474-0701)
- Martin Lindberg‐Larsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4483-677X)
Institutions
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Orthopaedica
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2024.42637
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.07