The risk of malignant edema following lower limb amputation for ischemic gangrene.
Authors review 1360 lower limb amputations for ischemic gangrene. The incidence of postoperative malignant edema of the stump was found to be 0.2 to 0.4%, and the distribution was favourable to encourage amputating surgeons to choose possibly distal levels even in case of vascular disease.
D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*