Association between tissue loss type and amputation risk among Medicare patients with concomitant diabetes and peripheral arterial disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Prior studies have described risk factors associated with amputation in patients with concomitant diabetes and peripheral arterial disease (DM/PAD). However, the association between the severity and extent of tissue loss type and amputation risk remains less well-described. We aimed to quantify the role of different tissue loss types in amputation risk among patients with DM/PAD, in the context of demographic, preventive, and socioeconomic factors.

Methods

Applying International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9 and ICD-10 codes to Medicare claims data (2007-2019), we identified all patients with continuous fee-for-service Medicare coverage diagnosed with DM/PAD. Eight tissue loss categories were established using ICD-9 and ICD-10 diagnosis codes, ranging from lym

SUBMITTER: Ponukumati AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11493498 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature