title: Nutrition as a prognostic indicator in amputations. A prospective study of 47 cases.
abstract: The nutritional status was evaluated prospectively in 47 consecutive patients who were amputated for lower extremity ischemia. It was good in 13 patients, reduced in 18, and poor in 16. Malnourished patients had a higher frequency of impaired wound healing, and an increased risk of postoperative cardiopulmonary and septic complications; all 6 deaths occurred in these groups.
authors: Department of Orthopedics, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
authors: N W
authors: NW
authors: Pedersen
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Pedersen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D009752:Nutritional Status / Q000502:physiology; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology