HEMODIALYSIS IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH PRE-PROSTHETIC INPATIENT REHABILITATION OUTCOMES AFTER DYSVASCULAR LOWER EXTREMITY AMPUTATION: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

HEMODIALYSIS IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH PRE-PROSTHETIC INPATIENT REHABILITATION OUTCOMES AFTER DYSVASCULAR LOWER EXTREMITY AMPUTATION: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

BACKGROUND: Lower extremity amputation due to complications from peripheral vascular disease and/or diabetes are common and these patients often have multiple comorbidities. Patients with end-stage renal disease receiving hemodialysis (ESRD/HD) are a particularly vulnerable group at risk for amputa...

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Main Authors: W. Shane Journeay, Michelle G. Marquez, Matthew Kowgier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Online Publication Group (COPG) 2020-09-01
Series:Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal
Subjects:
Dysvascular amputation
End-stage renal disease
Hemodialysis
Inpatient rehabilitation
Charlson comorbidity index
Online Access:https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/article/view/34471

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