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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0003-3170</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Angiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Angiología]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0003-3170</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Arán Ediciones S.L.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0003-31702023000400002</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.20960/angiologia.00412</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Resultado funcional y mortalidad en pacientes ancianos con amputación mayor de extremidad inferior]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Functional results and mortality in elderly patients with major lower limb amputation]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Moreno-Palacios]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Antonio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moreno-Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Irene]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Juárez-Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rubén]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Blanco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Esther]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Álvaro-Sanz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mario]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Esteban-Román]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sonia]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón Servicio de Rehabilitación ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Madrid ]]></addr-line>
<country>España</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Atención Primaria María Auxiliadora  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Madrid ]]></addr-line>
<country>España</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>75</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>204</fpage>
<lpage>211</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0003-31702023000400002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0003-31702023000400002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0003-31702023000400002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción y objetivos: los objetivos de este trabajo han sido conocer qué factores influyen en la recuperación funcional de los pacientes ancianos que sufren una amputación mayor de una extremidad inferior (AMEI) de etiología vascular y analizar la recuperación de la marcha y de la mortalidad al año de la amputación.  Material y métodos: estudio longitudinal observacional de los pacientes mayores de 70 años valorados por el servicio de rehabilitación tras una AMEI desde el 1 enero de 2019 hasta el 1 enero de 2021. Se recogieron las siguientes variables: edad, sexo, etiología, índice de masa corporal, comorbilidad (escala de Charlson), independencia en las AVD básicas (índice de Barthel) y capacidad de marcha (FAC) previas. Al año se analizaron la capacidad de marcha y la mortalidad.  Resultados: el estudio se realizó en 45 pacientes con una edad media de 80,3 años (el 64,3 % varones). Todos fueron de etiología vascular. El nivel de amputación fue supracondíleo en 31 pacientes e infracondíleo en 14. Se protetizaron 13. Al año solo caminaban 5 pacientes y habían fallecido 21. Las variables relacionadas con la posibilidad de rehabilitación-protetización fueron: presentar menos comorbilidad (p = 0,004) y tener una mayor independencia funcional y de marcha previa a la amputación (p = 0,000), al igual que las relacionadas con la no mortalidad, con p = 0,005 y p = 0,017 (p = 0,013), respectivamente.  Conclusión: la mejor situación funcional y clínica previa a la amputación son los factores más importantes tanto para la posibilidad de rehabilitación protésica como para la supervivencia de nuestros ancianos amputados.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction and objectives: the objectives of this work have been to know what factors influence in the functional recovery of elderly patients who suffer a major lower limb amputation (SMA) of vascular etiology and to analyze the recovery of gait and mortality one year after the amputation.  Material and methods: longitudinal observational study of patients older than 70 years assessed by the Rehabilitation Service after SMA from January 1, 2019 to January 1, 2021. The following variables were collected: Age, sex, etiology, body mass index, comorbidity (Charlson scale), independence in basic ADL (Barthel index) and previous walking capacity (FAC). One year later, walking ability and mortality.  Results: the study was conducted in 45 patients with a mean age of 80.3 years, 64.3 % male. All were of vascular etiology. The level of amputation was: supracondylar 31 and infracondylar 14. After a year, only 5 patients were walking and 21 had died. The variables related to the possibility of rehabilitation-fitting were: having less comorbidity (p = 0.004) as well as having greater functional and gait independence prior to amputation (p = 0.000), as well as those related to no mortality, with a (p = 0.005) and (p = 0.017) (p = 0.013) respectively.  Conclusion: the best functional and clinical situation prior to amputation are the most important factors both for the possibility of prosthetic rehabilitation and for the survival of our elderly amputees.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Amputados]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Anciano]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Rehabilitación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Enfermedad oclusiva arterial periférica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Mortalidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Amputees]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Old age]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Rehabilitation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Peripheral arterial occlusive disease]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mortality]]></kwd>
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