The adverse effects of race, insurance status, and low income on the rate of amputation in patients presenting with lower extremity ischemia

Objectives A consequence of delay in the diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease limb loss. This study was undertaken to determine the correlation of low socioeconomic status and race on the severity of ischemic presentation and the subsequent amputation rate. Methods Data from the Nationwide Inpat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of vascular surgery 2007, Vol.45 (1), p.55-59
Hauptverfasser:	Eslami, Mohammad H., MD, Zayaruzny, Maksim, MD, Fitzgerald, Gordon A., PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Amputation - statistics & numerical data Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiology. Vascular system Continental Population Groups Cross-Sectional Studies Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous Female General and cellular metabolism. Vitamins Humans Income - statistics & numerical data Inpatients Insurance, Health Ischemia - ethnology Ischemia - surgery Leg - blood supply Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pharmacology. Drug treatments Prognosis Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Socioeconomic Factors Surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases United States - ethnology Urban Population Vascular surgery: aorta, extremities, vena cava. Surgery of the lymphatic vessels
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