Tag: amputations
More rural, minoritised people get amputations—AI gets closer to why
Why do rural adults and racial and ethnic minorities with vascular disease get major leg amputations more often? A new study published today in Epidemiology...
Latest meta-analysis on paclitaxel in peripheral arterial disease provokes mixed reception
“There appears to be heightened risk of major amputation after use of paclitaxel-coated balloons in the peripheral arteries,” findings from a systematic review...
“Rapid reduction” in amputations follows opening of multidisciplinary limb preservation service
A multidisciplinary limb preservation service under the leadership of vascular surgery in a level one trauma centre was associated with an immediate and rapid...
