Prevention of post-operative complications in the lower-extremity amputee.
Eighty lower-extremity amputation patients were randomly divided into two groups: one that ambulated (A) early (48 to 72 hours) and one that did not (NA). Group A patients used an immediate, post-operative, pneumatic splinting device. The two groups were compared as to the incidence of wound and constitutional post-operative complications, with the A group showing significantly fewer. As in previous studies, the A group continued toward quicker and more successful rehabilitation.
D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology