Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on hospitalization for diabetic foot ulcers during lockdown: A French nationwide population-based study.

Anne-Sophie MarietEric BenzenineBenjamin BouilletBruno VergèsCatherine QuantinJean-Michel Petit

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2021)

The marked drop in hospitalization rates for DFU, osteomyelitis and lower limb revascularization procedures in people with DFU observed in France during the lockdown period suggests that COVID-19 was a barrier to DFU care, and may illustrate the combined deleterious effects of hospital overload and changes in health-related behaviour.

Keyphrases

lower limb
coronavirus disease
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healthcare
palliative care
percutaneous coronary intervention
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
cross sectional
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
chronic pain