Abstract:the National Healthcare Group Diabetes Registry. All patients were followed up for at least 1 year and the outcomes of interest were death from all causes. The mortality data was obtained from the national death registry. Results: There were a total of 3,792 lower extremity amputations performed from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2013. The mean age at amputation was 63.6 years and the mean age at death was 68.9 years. 197 patients (7.8%) died within 30 days and 577 patients (22.8%) died within 1 year. Those wh… Show more
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