Demographic and socioeconomic profiles of patients admitted with diabetic foot complications in a tertiary hospital in Belem - Para.

JosÉ Maciel Caldas Dos ReisRobson Roberto Melo WanzellerWilame Melo MeirelesMariseth Carvalho DE AndradeVictor Hugo Guerreiro AmÉrico GomesJosÉ Aroldo Alves ArraisGeraldo Ishak

Published in: Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes (2020)

patients with diabetic foot followed-up have a low socioeconomic profile; most of them underwent surgical procedures, whether major or minor, due to the higher prevalence of infectious diabetic foot and/or non-adherence to non-operative treatment.

Keyphrases

risk factors
type diabetes
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
replacement therapy
weight loss