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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Diabetes-Related Lower Extremity Amputations in Romania: Patterns and Changes between 2015 and 2019.

Horaţiu Coman, Bogdan Stancu, Norina A Gâvan, Frank L Bowling, Laura Podariu, Cosmina I Bondor, Gabriela Radulian

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Horaţiu ComanVascular Surgery Clinic, Cluj County Emergency Hospital, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Bogdan StancuSecond Department of Surgery, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-9319-7428
Norina A GâvanWörwag Pharma Romania SRL, 400267 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Frank L BowlingDevelopmental Biomedicine Research Group, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
Laura PodariuVascular Surgery Clinic, Cluj County Emergency Hospital, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Cosmina I BondorDepartment of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Gabriela RadulianDepartment of Internal Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucureşti, Romania.
Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROSpitalul Clinic Județean de Urgență Cluj-Napoca · ROUniversity of Manchester · GBWörwag Pharma (Germany) · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lower extremity amputations (LEAs) are a feared complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). Here we evaluated the recent trends in DM-related LEAs in Romania. We collected data from a national database regarding minor and major LEAs performed between 2015 and 2019 in patients with DM admitted to a public hospital. Absolute numbers of LEAs were presented by year, diabetes type, sex and age; incidence rates of LEAs in the general population were also calculated. Over the study period, 40,499 LEAs were recorded nationwide (83.16% in persons with type 2 DM [T2DM]); on average, the number of LEAs increased by 5.7%/year. This trend was driven by an increased number of LEAs in patients with T2DM; in patients with type 1 DM (T1DM), LEAs decreased over the study period. In patients with T2DM, the increase in minor LEAs was more pronounced than that in major LEAs. The overall number of LEAs showed an increasing trend with age (r = 0.72), which was most pronounced in patients aged ≥70 years. Men had a higher frequency of LEAs than women, regardless of DM type. These data support renewed efforts to prevent and decrease the burden of amputations among patients with DM.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic FootAmputation, SurgicalFemaleHumansIncidenceLower ExtremityMaleRomaniadiabetes mellitusincidencelower extremity amputationnationwide study

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PMID36612876
PMCPMC9819762
OpenAlexW4313327775

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