In-hospital costs of diabetic foot infection at a national referral hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To determine the in-hospital costs of patients with diabetic foot problems who either require or do not require amputation.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of 213 subjects with low, moderate and high ulcer grades from January 2019 to December 2022 at a national referral hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. Data were taken from the medical admissions record unit, electronic health records (EHR), hospital integrated system (HIS) and the foot registry system in the metabolic endocrine division, in relation to diabetic foot infection (DFI) as the primary or secondary diagnosis. We analysed data referring to patient characteristics, in-hospital costs and length of stay (LOS), with further comparison based on amputation status.

Results

The total D

SUBMITTER: Fitrianingsih 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11786633 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature