Incidence of Lower Extremity Amputation in Romania: A Nationwide 5-Year Cohort Study, 2015-2019.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to investigate the incidence of lower extremity amputations (LEAs) in a representative population from Romania, in both diabetic and non-diabetic adults, including trauma-related amputations. The secondary objective was to evaluate the trends in LEAs and the overall ratio of major-to-minor amputations. Material and Methods: The study was retrospective and included data from the Romanian National Hospital Discharge Records, conducted between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2019. Results: The overall number of cases with LEAs was 88,102, out of which 38,590 were aterosclerosis-related LEAs, 40,499 were diabetes-related LEAs, and 9013 were trauma-related LEAs, with an ascending trend observed annually for e

SUBMITTER: Rusu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10385247 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature