Mortality in diabetic and nondiabetic patients after amputations performed from 1996 to 2005 in a tertiary hospital population: a 3-year follow-up study

National trends in incidence and outcomes in lower extremity amputations in people with and without diabetes in Spain, 2001–2012

“…Several studies have analyzed factor associated to mortality following lower extremity amputations [28][29][30][31][32][33]. In our country Aragon et al conducted a retrospective analysis of major lower extremity amputations among 221 patients with diabetes to assess predictors of in hospital mortality including clinical characteristic and laboratory test [28].…”

“…Other factors that have been found associated to mortality after amputations among people with diabetes in follow up studies include; higher age, cerebral vascular disease, coronary arterial disease, chronic kidney disease and dialysis [31][32][33].…”

“…Nevertheless, our study is subject to a series of limitations. Our data source was the CMBD, an administrative database that contains discharge data for hospitalizations in Spain and uses information the physician has included in the discharge report; therefore, it does not include all variables from the clinical history such as: chronic conditions, the duration of diabetes, complications, treatments or laboratory results factors that have been associated with mortality after LEA [28][29][30][31][32][33]. Another limitation of this database is its anonymity (no identifying items such as a clinical history number), which makes it impossible to detect whether the same patient was admitted more than once during the same year.…”

Validity and reliability of the Greek version of the Diabetic Foot Ulcer Scale - Short Form (DFS-SF)

“…9 Patients with diabetes required a second amputation and a contralateral amputation significantly more frequently than their nondiabetic counterparts. 10 It has long been established that DFU has a negative impact on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL), including physical, social, and psychological aspects. Patients with DFU often have significant physical limitations related to walking and climbing stairs and also experience leg pain and discomfort from the weight of bedding on the ulcer, which may result in sleep disturbance and fatigue.…”

Application of Amit Jain’s Scoring System in Diabetic Foot Amputees

“…[4] In fact, the risk of amputation in diabetic patient is 10-30 times higher in comparison with general population. [5] Recently, a new scoring system has been proposed by Amit Jain [ Table 1] that predicts the risk of major amputation in diabetic foot complications. [6] We studied the risk of major amputation through the Amit Jain's classification system that studies diabetic foot in a different way, thereby creating a standard way of understanding and dealing with diabetic foot problems.…”