Prevalence and characteristics of diabetic foot ulcerations in Western Sydney

Background Patients with diabetes are at high risk of developing foot ulcerations that can develop into non-healing wounds. Recent studies suggest that the lifetime risk of developing a diabetic foot ulcer is as high as 25%. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of diabetic foot ulcerations (DFUs) at the Foot Wound Clinic at Westmead Hospital. Methods In 2011, 318 patients were extracted for analysis from the Westmead Hospital Foot Wound Database on new diabetic foot ulcerations. Data on demographics, socioeconomic, co-morbidities, foot ulcer characteristics and treatment were recorded on a standardised form adapted from the Eurodiale studies. Patients with Type 2 DM and Type 1 DM in outpatient clinics were included in the study.

• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

• Publication date

  2013-05-31

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1186/1757-1146-6-S1-O13PMCID 3668915
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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