Caring for patients with lower limb amputation
Ruff, D.
Nursing Times 111(30-31): 24-25
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762 PMID: 26427258 Document Number: 682749
In 2014 a National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death report examined the care of people requiring lower limb amputation as a consequence of complications associated with vascular disease or diabetes. It suggests that less than half of patients who undergo surgery receive good care. This article summarises the key findings of the report and the implications for nursing practice.