Table 8.

Postoperative complications in amputation versus limb salvage cases.

	Amputation	Limb salvage	OR (95% CI)
	n (%)	n (%)
Acute renal failure	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	10.56 (1.565–137.2)
Cardiac arrest	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17.52 (1.613–∞)
Myocardial infarction	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	7.057 (1.633–37.21)
Overall complication rate	46 (18.5%)	109 (12.6%)	1.575 (1.082–2.286)
Bleeding requiring transfusion	69 (27.8%)	179 (20.7%)	1.473 (1.064–2.019)
Discharge to facility	92 (37.1%)	130 (15.1%)	3.325 (2.415–4.552)