Table

abstract 18.

Characteristic	Group; no. (%)^*^†				p value
Characteristic	Vascular patients, n = 1880	Orthopedic patients, n = 1993	General surgery patients, n = 1335	Other patients^‡, n = 134	p value
Type of amputation					< 0.001
Above knee	663 (35)	386 (19)	454 (34)	37 (28)
Below knee	1084 (58)	1544 (77)	785 (59)	62 (46)
Ankle/foot/toe	133 (7)	63 (3)	96 (7)	35 (26)
Average length of stay, mean ± SD d	27 ± 38	29 ± 43	33 ± 42	38 ± 51	< 0.001
Discharge disposition, % of total					< 0.001
In-patient facility (e.g. rehab)	542 (29)	318 (16)	220 (16)	25 (19)
Long-term care facility or hospice	721 (38)	964 (48)	605 (45)	59 (44)
Home or left against medical advice	466 (25)	546 (27)	379 (28)	39 (29)
Died in hospital	151 (8)	165 (8)	130 (10)	11 (8)

↵* Unless otherwise indicated.
↵† Percentages are of column total per service provider per type of amputation or discharge disposition.
↵‡ “Other patients” includes those who underwent amputations by other surgical and medical specialists.