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  1. Introduction - Treatment Strategies for Patients with Lower Extremity Chronic Venous Disease (LECVD) - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK525533
    ... are asymptomatic, serious complications can occur, including LE amputation, acute and chronic VTE, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, ... ischemia due to PAD often leads to LE amputation, and (b) compression therapy for LECVD is contraindicated ...
  2. Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®) - PDQ Cancer Information Summaries - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK65773
    ... the tumor in an arm or leg without amputation , so the use and appearance of the limb ... or with an implant such as artificial bone. Amputation: Surgery to remove part or all of an ...
  3. Detailed Results for Rejected Indicators - Measures of Patient Safety Based on Hospital Administrative Data - The ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK43844
    ... cardiac, peripheral vascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, and unspecified amputation stump complications, as well as complications affecting other ...
  4. Familial Dysautonomia - GeneReviews® - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1180
    ... Unnoticed injuries & neuropathic skin promote ulcerations & infections → spontaneous amputation of digits or need for surgical amputation. Osteomyelitis is common. Painless fractures can complicate the ...
  5. Quality Trends and Disparities Tables - 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK600457
    ... population, age 18 years and over. Lower extremity amputations among admissions for diabetes per 100,000 population, ... 17K) Appendix Table 7.4.5. Lower extremity amputations among admissions for diabetes per 100,000 population, ...
  6. List of Excluded Studies - Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Era - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK590497
    ... behavior change for older Veterans after non-traumatic amputation: a randomized controlled trial. PM & R : the journal ... Activity Behavior Change for Older Veterans after Nontraumatic Amputation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pm r. 2020 Oct; ...
  7. Excluded Studies - Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK574056
    ... 4 inhibitors, peripheral arterial disease, and lower extremity amputation risk in diabetic patients. Am J Med . 2017Mar; ... Hippisley-CoxJ, CouplandC. Diabetes treatments and risk of amputation, blindness, severe kidney failure, hyperglycaemia, and hypoglycaemia: open ...
  8. Excluded Studies - Disparities and Barriers to Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Care - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK568473
    ... al. Patient satisfaction after limb-sparing surgery and amputation for pediatric malignant bone tumors… including commentary by ... osteosarcoma in children and adolescents: limb salvage versus amputation. Cancer. 2013 Oct 15;119(20):3727–36. ...
  9. Geographic Variation in Potentially Preventable Inpatient Stays for Chronic Health Conditions, 2016 - Healthcare Cost ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK563793
    ... identified by principal diagnosis except for lower-extremity amputation among patients with diabetes. PQIs are adjusted for ... term diabetes, uncontrolled diabetes without complications, lower-extremity amputation for diabetes, and hypertension. f Note that the ...
  10. Results - Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease Using the Ankle-Brachial Index: An Updated Systematic Review for the .... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526315
    ... the composite, while POPADAD included above-the-ankle amputation for critical limb ischemia in its composite. A ... nonfatal MI or CVA, and above-the-ankle amputation for critical leg ischemia. There was no statistically ...
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