Trends in amputations in people with hospital admissions for peripheral arterial disease in Germany

Abstract

Hospitalisation rate for major amputation in Germany decreased in the recent years whereas hospitalisation rate for minor amputation did not.

Trends in Major Lower Limb Amputation Related to Peripheral Arterial Disease in Hungary: A Nationwide Study (2004–2012)

“…14 Amputation trends also vary, with a decline in the USA, 15 Italy, 10 Sweden, 16 Germany, 17 and Finland, 18 steadiness in the Republic of Ireland 8 and an increase (for type 2 diabetes related amputation) in Spain 9 and England. 11 Making comparisons is difficult not only due to the heterogeneity of the studied population, but also because of variations in the reporting methods.…”

Lower Limb Amputation in Germany

“…In this country too, studies have reported a downward trend in major amputations (18)(19)(20). We therefore set out to ascertain whether amputation rates are also steadily decreasing in Germany.…”

The Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) in Primary Care

“…A recent german study reported a major amputation rate of only 25.1 per 100,000 population in 2008, down from 27 in 2005. The same study reported an increase in the minor amputation rate due to vascular disease from 47.4 to 53.7 per 100,000 population over the same period from 2005 to 2008 (Moysidis et al, 2011). Among patients with intermittent claudication, there is a 1.0 to 3.3% risk of major amputation over 5 years which increases significantly in diabetic patients (Norgren et al, 2007).…”