RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ULCERS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2: SEVEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
oleh: Jorge Waitman, Beatriz García, María Eugenia Lozano, Valentina Cuniberti, Noelia Mercado
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| Diterbitkan: | Sello Editorial Lugones 2018-07-01 |
Deskripsi
Introduction: lower extremity amputations related to diabetes are preceded by a foot ulcer. Risk factors include neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, high plantar pressures, minor trauma, previous ulceration or amputation, and visual impairment. Objectives: to determine the risk factors related to the development of standing ulcer in diabetic patients assisted in the Provincial Unit of Diabetic Foot (UPPD) in the Hospital Córdoba, Argentina.