Veterans who lived within 13 miles of a primary care facility were more likely to receive vascular assessments before undergoing amputation compared with those further away, according to researchers.
“What we know from this study is that veterans who present with severe disease that leads to amputation are for the most part getting the vascular assessments they need, and they are getting them at a higher proportion than those patients who are treated in the private sector,” Olamide Alabi, MD, an assistant professor of vascular surgery at Emory University School of Medicine, told