Avoidable 30-day mortality analysis and failure to rescue in dysvascular lower extremity amputees.

ABSTRACT: Background and purpose - An enhanced treatment program may decrease 30-day mortality below 20% after lower extremity amputations (LEA). The potential and limitations for further reduction are unknown. We analyzed postoperative causes of 30-day mortality, and assessed failure to rescue (FTR) rate in LEA patients who followed an enhanced treatment program. Patients and methods - Medical charts of 195 primary LEA procedures were reviewed independently by 3 of the authors, and deaths during hospitalization following amputation were classified according to consensus. Results - 31 patients died within 30 days after surgery. 4 deaths were classified as "definitely unavoidable," 4 as "probably unavoidable," and 23 as "FTR." Patients who died had a higher incidence of sepsis, pneumonia, and acute m

SUBMITTER: Wied C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5901526 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature