Patients undergoing major amputation (below-knee and above-knee) were identified by Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes and compared to those who did not have amputation. The ADI score and comorbid disease processes were identified. The Mann-Whitney U-test was performed to compare ADI ...
Methods: Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 27880 was used to retrospectively identify 4,631 below knee amputation patients between the years 2012 and 2014 from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database, a nationally collected clinical database. Primary outcomes of ...