Understanding variations in reported epidemiology of major lower extremity amputation in the UK: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Estimate the prevalence/incidence/number of major lower extremity amputations (MLEAs) in the UK; identify sources of routinely collected electronic health data used; assess time trends and regional variation; and identify reasons for variation in reported incidence/prevalence of MLEA.

Design

Systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, EMcare, CINAHL, The Cochrane Library, AMED, Scopus and grey literature sources searched from 1 January 2009 to 1 August 2021.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Reports that provided population-based statistics, used routinely collected electronic health data, gave a measure of MLEA in adults in the general population or those with diabetes in the UK or constituent countries were incl

SUBMITTER: Meffen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8496376 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature