Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome
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ISSN: 2161-1017
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-1017
+44 1478 350008
Department of Nursing, College of Health Science, Selale University, Fitche, Ethiopia
Research
Incidence of Diabetic Foot Ulcer among Diabetes Mellitus Patients Admitted to Nekemte Referral Hospital, Western Ethiopia: Prospective Observational Study
Author(s): Firomsa Bekele*, Ginenus Fekadu, Kumera Bekele and Dinka Dugassa
Background: Diabetic foot is defined as the foot of the diabetic patients with ulceration, infection, and/or distraction
of the deep tissues associated with neurological abnormalities and varying degrees of peripheral vascular disease of
the lower limb. Diabetic foot ulcers are a common and much feared complication of diabetes. The study is aimed to
identify incidence of diabetic foot ulcer in diabetes patients of Nekemte Referral Hospital (NRH).
Methods: A prospective observational study of diabetes mellitus patients who had diabetic foot ulcer was conducted
from March15 to June 15, 2018.The data was entered into EPI-manager 4.0.2 software and analyzed using SPSS
V.24. The Wagner classification of diabetic foot ulcer was used to assess the severity of foot ulcers. Size of ulcer was
determined by multiplying the largest by th.. View More»