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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"lower extremity amputation (LEA)"”.
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Are clinical characteristics predictive of non-traumatic lower extremity amputation in a diabetic population?
… Diabetes Ulcer Clinic, will predict lower extremity amputation (LEA), identify factors or characteristics that predict non traumatic major or minor LEA in the Hawke’s Bay diabetic population, investigate if these characteristics can be ranked in order of importance, and explain which …
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The Journey Toward Engagement in Self-care Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study
… Worldwide, diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is the leading cause of emergency room admissions, long hospital stays, and long-term disability for individuals living with diabetes. Of all individuals with diabetes, 15–25 percent develop a DFU at some time in their lives; and 25 percent of these foot …
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Risk of Lower Extremity Amputation Revision in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease Adjusting for a Competing Risk of Death
… are to estimate the cumulative incidence of lower extremity amputation (LEA) revision and reamputation adjusting for a competing risk of death, estimate the one-year event-free mortality rates for patients with peripheral vascular disease undergoing LEA, and develop predictive models for LEA …
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Lower extremity amputation in people with diabetes: Trends and determinants
… Assessing quality of diabetes care is difficult. Lower Extremity Amputation (LEA) is recognised as a marker of the quality of diabetes care. The focus of this thesis was first to describe the trends in LEA rates in people with and without diabetes in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) in recent years …