Burden of Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers on Hospital Admissions and Costs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Costs related to diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) care are greater than $1 billion annually and rising. We sought to describe the impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) on foot ulcer admissions in the United States, and to investigate potential explanations for rising hospital costs.

Methods

The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2005-2010) was queried using International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision (ICD-9) codes for a primary diagnosis of foot ulceration. Multivariable analyses were used to compare outcomes and per-admission costs among patients with foot ulceration and DM versus non-DM.

Results

In total, 962,496 foot ulcer patients were admitted over the study period. The overall rate of admissions was relatively stable over time, but the ratio of DM versus non

SUBMITTER: Hicks CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6048950 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature