Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with diabetic foot. San Rafael National Hospital in 2018

Authors

  • Marina Elizabeth Menjívar Suriano Universidad Evangèlica de El Salvador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/creaciencia.v14i1.13210

Keywords:

Clinical features, sociodemographic characteristics, diabetic foot, Mellitus diabetes

Abstract

One of the complications of Diabetes mellitus is the diabetic foot, which is a cause for concern not only because of the high hospital costs it entails, but also because of the disability it causes. The present study aims to describe the sociodemographic and clinics of the patient with diabetic foot who consulted the Hospital San Rafael 2018, is quantitative, retrospective, with review of clinical records of patients who consulted the emergency unit in 2018, of 255 records reviewed, 21 were excluded, leaving one population of 234. As main findings it can be mentioned that this pathology is frequent in the female sex, older than 50 years, with low schooling, married and housewife, with mixed clinical type, less than 10 years of evolution of diabetes and poor metabolic control.

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Author Biography

Marina Elizabeth Menjívar Suriano, Universidad Evangèlica de El Salvador

medical doctor

Professor of the Faculty of Medicine

 

Published

2022-02-02

How to Cite

Menjívar Suriano, M. E. . (2022). Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with diabetic foot. San Rafael National Hospital in 2018. Revista Científica Crea Ciencia, 14(1), 52–64. https://doi.org/10.5377/creaciencia.v14i1.13210

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