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T1  - International Variations in Amputation Practice : A VASCUNET Report 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/305687 
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A1  - Behrendt, Christian-Alexander; Sigvant, Birgitta; Szeberin, Zoltan; Beiles, Barry; Eldrup, Nikolaj; Thomson, Ian A.; Venermo, Maarit; Altreuther, Martin; Menyhei, Gabor; Nordanstig, Joakim; Clarke, Mike; Riess, Henrik Christian; Björck, Martin; Debus, Eike Sebastian 
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Y1  - 2018 
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AB  - Objectives: To study international differences in incidence and practice patterns as well as time trends in lower limb amputations related to peripheral arterial disease and/or diabetes mellitus. Methods: Data on lower limb amputations during 2010-2014 were collected from population based administrative data from countries in Europe and Australasia participating in the VASCUNET collaboration. Amputation rates, time trends, in hospital or 30 day mortality and reimbursement systems were analysed. ... 
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KW  - Peripheral arterial disease (PAD); Diabetic foot syndrome (DFS); Lower extremity amputation; Epidemiology; Administrative data; Registries; LOWER-EXTREMITY AMPUTATIONS; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL-DISEASE; CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA; EDITORS CHOICE; COLLABORATION; GUIDELINES; NATIONWIDE; PATTERNS; SURGERY; TRENDS; 3126 Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology 
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