Amputações de membros efectuadas nos hospitais do Serviço Nacional de Saúde nos anos de 1990 a 1993.

F M Sequeira; A B Martins

doi:10.20344/amp.2606

Limb amputations carried out in hospitals of the national health service in the years from 1990 to 1993.

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F M Sequeira Serviço de Medicina Física e Reabilitação, Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, Lisboa.
A B Martins

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.2606

Abstract

This study was to assess the number of limbs amputations in Portugal State Hospitals over a four years period (1990 to 1993), analysing their incidence according to etiology, sex, average age, duration of hospitalization, level of amputation and mortality rate. The authors emphasise the levels of amputation which are mot favourable for an effective rehabilitation.

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Sequeira FM, Martins AB. Limb amputations carried out in hospitals of the national health service in the years from 1990 to 1993. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 1996 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 23];9(7-9):207-10. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/2606

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Vol. 9 No. 7-9 (1996): Julho-Setembro

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Arquivo Histórico

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