In addition to mortality, sepsis can result in amputation of limbs or prolonged hospitalization. (sciencedaily.com)
Another 5 percent will have more serious damage and the occasional cat will require amputation of a limb. (vin.com)
The case I like to give my bioethics students to illustrate the point — not least because it was pivotal in the historical formulation of the ordinary / extraordinary distinction — is the battlefield amputation of a limb without pain medication, in order to save a soldier's life. (firstthings.com)