RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ULCERS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2: SEVEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ULCERS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2: SEVEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

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...

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Main Authors: Jorge Waitman, Beatriz García, María Eugenia Lozano, Valentina Cuniberti, Noelia Mercado
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Sello Editorial Lugones 2018-07-01
Series:Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes
Subjects:
pie diabético
úlceras
factores de riesgo
Online Access:https://www.revistasad.com/index.php/diabetes/article/view/79
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0325-5247
2346-9420

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