Acta Medica Alanya (Apr 2017)

The evalution of diabetic Foot infection followed in our clinic for last three years

  • Petek Konya,
  • Neşe Demi̇rtürk

DOI
https://doi.org/10.30565/medalanya.261700
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 11 – 14

Abstract

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Aim: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the patients, treated in our clinic, with diabetic foot infection retrospectively. Method: Clinical outcome and treatment results of all patients, hospitalized between January 2011 and January 2014 in our clinic, were evaluated retrospectively. Results: Among patients 39(73.6%) were male and 14 (26.4% )were female and mean age was 67.28±12.5(22-89) years. Patients were evaluated according to Pedis classification, and 28 patients were grade 2, 23 patients were grade 3 and 2 patients were grade 4. Conclusion: Diabetic foot infections rate are increasing and sharing regional data is important for diagnosis and treatment in order to determine the etiology and suitable emphrical therapy,

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