Foot ulceration and its association with mortality in diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis.
S SalujaS G AndersonI HambletonH ShooM LivingstonE B JudeM LuntG DunnAdrian H HealdPublished in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2019)
Our study shows an excess rate of all-cause mortality in people with diabetic foot ulceration when compared to those without foot ulceration. It is imperative that early interventions to prevent foot ulceration and modify cardiovascular disease risk factors are put in place to reduce excess mortality.