title: [Amputation of a lower extremity. Nursing care].
abstract: Explored here are the types of nursing interventions that have been used for patients with lower limb amputations. A general discussion of why amputations are performed, as well as types and levels, is presented. The phases of pre-op., post-op., and discharge are explained, with special emphasis on patient positioning and prosthesis care.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería, UEX, Cáceres.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barca Durán
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vázquez Ibarra
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000451:nursing*; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D019736:Prostheses and Implants