Diabetes Is the Strongest Risk Factor for Lower-Extremity Amputation in New Hemodialysis Patients
Open Access
- 1 September 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Diabetes Association in Diabetes Care
- Vol. 27 (9) , 2198-2203
Abstract
OBJECTIVE—End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, especially those with diabetes, have an increased risk of nontraumatic lower-extremity amputation (LEA). The present study aims to examine the association of demographic and clinical variables with the risk of hospitalization for LEA among incident hemodialysis patients.Keywords
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