Patient selection: below-the-knee (BKA) or above-the-knee (AKA)
30-day readmission rate: 29%
Stump complication rate: 8%
Stump complications:
(1) ischemia requiring above-the-knee amputation
(2) surgical site infection
(3) other wound problems
Non-stump complications:
(1) urinary tract infection
(2) pressure ulcer
(3) pneumonia
(4) Clostridium difficile disease
(5) congestive heart failure
(6) cardiac complications
(7) diabetes-related complications
Risk factors for stump complications requiring surgery:
(1) BKA
(2) rest pain as the indication for surgery
(3) occluded bypass graft
Risk factors for unplanned readmission:
(1) end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
(2) ASA 4
(3) coronary artery disease
