Cost analysis of limb salvage: comparing limb revascularisation and amputation in patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischaemia (CLTI) at University Hospital Limerick
Revascularisation surgical interventions are more expensive than amputation, however, the length of stay, rehabilitation and prosthetic limb costs, for a patient undergoing a major limb amputation, is significantly more costly.
Authors
- Mekki Medani
- Tony Moloney
- E O'Donovan
- Nicole O’Brien
- Zeeshan Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4009-8730)
- Fiona Leahy
- Helen Purtill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3714-4767)
- Ariel Toomey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4363-8642)
- Eamon G. Kavanagh
Institutions
- University of Limerick (IE)
- University Hospital Limerick (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -)
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-025-03885-9
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.03
Funders
- Irish Research eLibrary
- University of Limerick