Reduction in 1-Year Mortality After a Primary Lower Extremity Amputation Associated With Diabetes or Peripheral Artery Disease: What About the Severity of the Amputation?

Abstract

Lower extremity amputations (LEA) associated with diabetes or peripheral arterial disease (PAD) result in important proportions of postoperative mortality. Given the lack of recent data in Quebec and the evolution of LEA trends in other Canadian provinces, we sought to document trends of 1-year mortality after primary LEA in Quebec from fiscal years 2006 to 2019.