Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comparative Study
. 2015 Jan;150(1):84-6.
doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.1007.

Fifteen-year trends in lower limb amputation, revascularization, and preventive measures among medicare patients

Philip P Goodney  1 , Massimo Tarulli  2 , Adrienne E Faerber  3 , Andreas Schanzer  4 , Robert M Zwolak  5
Affiliations
Comparative Study

Fifteen-year trends in lower limb amputation, revascularization, and preventive measures among medicare patients

Philip P Goodney et al. JAMA Surg. 2015 Jan.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Trends in Major Amputation, by Amputation Type and Year, 1996–2011 RR indicates rate ratio.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Trends in Diagnostic Angiography, Therapeutic Endovascular Interventions, and Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery, 1996–2010 RR indicates rate ratio.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Hirsch AT, Murphy TP, Lovell MB, et al. Peripheral Arterial Disease Coalition. Gaps in public knowledge of peripheral arterial disease: the first national PAD public awareness survey. Circulation. 2007;116(18):2086–2094. - PubMed
    1. Hirsch AT, Haskal ZJ, Hertzer NR, et al. American Association for Vascular Surgery; Society for Vascular Surgery; Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions; Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology; Society of Interventional Radiology; ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease; American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Society for Vascular Nursing; TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus; Vascular Disease Foundation. ACC/AHA 2005 Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): a collaborative report from the American Association for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vascular Surgery, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease): endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Society for Vascular Nursing; TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus; Vascular Disease Foundation. Circulation. 2006;113(11):e463–e654. - PubMed
    1. Goodney PP, Holman K, Henke PK, et al. Regional intensity of vascular care and lower extremity amputation rates. J Vasc Surg. 2013;57(6):1471–1480. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Adam DJ, Beard JD, Cleveland T, et al. BASIL trial participants. Bypass versus angioplasty in severe ischaemia of the leg (BASIL): multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2005;366(9501):1925–1934. - PubMed
    1. Conte MS. Diabetic revascularization: endovascular versus open bypass—do we have the answer? Semin Vasc Surg. 2012;25(2):108–114. - PubMed

MeSH terms