Veterans Hospitals vs Non-Veterans Centers in the Prevention of Limb Loss

In this cohort study, approximately 1 in 5 veterans with concomitant diabetes and PAD who underwent any prior minor amputation later underwent a major amputation. These results are comparable to previously published results among nonveteran Medicare beneficiaries of similar risk profile. These findings would suggest that the VA health care system can achieve comparable limb salvage outcomes when compared to non-VA hospitals in this high-risk patient population.