title: Relative mortality and long term survival for the non-diabetic lower limb amputee with vascular insufficiency.
abstract: On a well defined non-diabetic amputation group with vascular insufficiency consisting of 10,191 amputations during the period 1982 to 1992 the Standard Mortality Rate (SMR) and the long term survival (Kaplan-Meyer) were analysed. The SMR for the total group was 8.6 (8.4-8.9) times the expected mortality the first year after amputation, decreasing to 3.2 (3.3-3.4) the second year. SMR in relation to age, gender and level of amputation was analysed. In the long term survival studies the median survival time (50% survival) for the total group was 1.8 years. Significant relation was found between the long term survival and gender, age and level of amputation.
authors.affiliation: The Danish Amputation Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ebskov
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate