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We therefore identified risk factors for progression to LEA for First Nations Australians at Alice Springs Hospital (ASH).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All adults with DFD admitted between 2015 and 2020 were included in a retrospective cohort study. Patients were identified using International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision codes for DFD and amputation. A logistic regression and Cox regression model was used to identify risk factors for amputation and mortality respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Three hundred eight adults (86% First Nations people) were admitted for management of DFD, of whom 116 (37.7%) patients underwent at least one amputation, 20.7% had more than one amputation performed and 23.7% required amputation during their index admission. In a multivariable logistic regression model, osteomyelitis was the strongest predictor for amputation (OR 14.58, 95% CI 7.17\u201331.41,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;\u20090.001). Involvement of podiatry reduced the risk of amputation (OR 0.29, 95% CI 0.12\u20130.63,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.002). Amputation conferred no mortality benefit (HR 1.13, 95% CI 0.71\u20131.79,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.61). Methicillin\u2010resistant\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      (MRSA) was the most common pathogen identified (no LEA, 17%; LEA, 28%).\n                      <jats:italic>Pseudomonas<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp. (4.4%) and resistant gram negatives (1.9%) were uncommon.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>LEA was a common outcome for First Nations patients who presented with DFD in Central Australia. Multidisciplinary care that includes podiatry and improved diabetes management is essential to reduce amputation rates. 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