Impact of a Lower Extremity Amputation Pathway Protocol in Dysvascular Patients
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 12/13/2018 |
| Start Date: | November 14, 2018 |
| End Date: | March 31, 2020 |
| Contact: | Rachel Dirks, PhD |
| Email: | rdirks@communitymedical.org |
| Phone: | 559-459-4029 |
The LEAP protocol is a prospective cohort study of dysvascular patients designed to determine
whether implementation of a multi-disciplinary lower extremity amputation protocol in the
peri-operative period can shorten post-operative length of stay in patients undergoing
trans-tibial or trans-femoral amputations. A consecutive sample of patients diagnosed with
peripheral vascular disease and/or diabetes requiring major lower extremity amputation will
be enrolled in the study and compared to retrospective controls.
whether implementation of a multi-disciplinary lower extremity amputation protocol in the
peri-operative period can shorten post-operative length of stay in patients undergoing
trans-tibial or trans-femoral amputations. A consecutive sample of patients diagnosed with
peripheral vascular disease and/or diabetes requiring major lower extremity amputation will
be enrolled in the study and compared to retrospective controls.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients >18 years of age diagnosed with peripheral vascular disease and/or diabetes
mellitus
- Patients undergoing trans-tibial or trans-femoral amputations
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients undergoing amputation for trauma, malignancy, or necrotizing fasciitis with
no dysvascular diagnosis
- Patients who have previously undergone an amputation
- Patients who were unable to function independently prior to admission
- Patients admitted to the ICU prior to surgery
- Attending surgeon does not approve of the patient being enrolled
- Prisoners
- Pregnant women
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