In 1,052 patients with diabetic foot ulcers, ten inflammation- and nutrition-derived ratios from routine labs tracked with amputation — and a machine-learning model combining them reached an AUC of 0.894. A cheap blood draw may help forecast which limbs are at risk.
The Barometer in the Bloodstream: Forecasting Amputation Risk in the Diabetic Foot from Inflammation and Nutrition #ActAgainstAmputation @ALPSLimb @FrontiersIn #DFU #Amputation
