Clinical Characteristics of Inpatients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer Admitted with Non-Ulcer Complaints: A Retrospective Study
Approximately one-third of inpatients with DFU are admitted with non-ulcer complaints and most of them are admitted to departments without DF specialists. Inpatients with non-ulcer complaints have milder wounds but more severe and greater comorbidities and worse organ function. These patients do not receive standardized management for DFU either before or after admission. Targeted measures are needed to improve this situation.
Authors
- Shuang Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0020-8943)
- Wanxia Ma
- Yue Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3964-5645)
- Wei Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3900-6138)
- Li Lan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0383-6172)
- Jing Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8638-9832)
Institutions
- Chengdu Medical College (CN)
- Chengdu Second People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/dmso.s502164
- Primary Topic
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00