Risk factors and indications for readmission after lower extremity amputation in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Thomas Curran, MD, Jennifer Q. Zhang, MD, Ruby C. Lo, MD, Margriet Fokkema, MD, PhD, John C. McCallum, MD, Dominique B. Buck, MD, Jeremy Darling, BA, Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD, FACS Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 60, Issue 5, Pages 1315-1324 (November 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.05.050 Copyright © 2014 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 A, Independent predictors of readmission for lower extremity amputation (LEA) patients in the 2011-2012 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP); missing variables excluded. B, Independent predictors of readmission for LEA patients in the 2011-2012 NSQIP; missing variables set to reference group. CHF, Congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2014 60, 1315-1324DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.05.050) Copyright © 2014 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Unplanned related readmission indication among lower extremity amputation (LEA) patients in the 2012 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) cohort. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2014 60, 1315-1324DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.05.050) Copyright © 2014 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions