Methods Using the American College of Surgeons – National Surgical Quality Improvements Project’s database, patients who underwent lower extremity amputations were identified. Major and minor covariates were determined with 30-day… Click to show full abstract
Methods Using the American College of Surgeons – National Surgical Quality Improvements Project’s database, patients who underwent lower extremity amputations were identified. Major and minor covariates were determined with 30-day readmission as the primary outcome. Risk factors for readmission were examined using bivariate and multivariate analysis within all cases, as well as between surgical subspecialties and between elective and emergent cases.
               
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