Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the most serious and alarming diabetic complications,
which often leads to high amputation rates in diabetic patients. Machine learning is a part of …

Objective: The global burden of surgical vascular disease is increasing and with it, the need
for cost-effective, accessible prognostic biomarkers to aid optimization of peri-operative …

Background In the general adult population, lymphopaenia is associated with an increased
risk for hospitalisation with infection and infection-related death. The quality of evidence and …

Objective Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been associated with inferior outcomes
after lower extremity interventions. NLR has been associated with systemic inflammation …

Objective A low albumin level has been associated with poor outcome, including death, in
surgical patients. The mechanistic relationship, however, is more complex than simply …

Background: Lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) is caused by atherosclerotic plaque in
the arterial supply to the lower limbs. The neutrophil to lymphocyte and platelet to …

Objective Elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair for patients with a diagnosis of
cancer has remained controversial. In the present study, we evaluated the in-hospital …

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic factors affecting mortality after
major lower extremity amputations in patients with diabetes mellitus and peripheral vascular …

Background Limited data exist evaluating preoperative hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in patients
undergoing vascular procedures for peripheral arterial disease (PAD). This study evaluated …

Lower limb amputations due to ischemia represent an important health care and social
issue. However, there are currently no specific biomarkers able to predict the risk of …