{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["21(1)"],"submitter":["Gallardo-Alburqueque LA"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>To externally validate and compare the prognostic performance of four diabetic foot ulcer classifications-Meggitt-Wagner, University of Texas, SINBAD, and Saint Elian- for predicting major amputation in patients with diabetes treated at a public hospital in Peru.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We conducted a retrospective cohort study at María Auxiliadora Hospital, one of the few referral centers in Lima with a specialized Diabetic Foot Unit. The study period was January 2015 to December 2019. Eligible patients had a lower-limb ulcer, complete clinical data recorded within 48 hours of the index healthcare encounter (hospital admission or outpatient evaluation), and at least six months of follow-up. Patients with venous ulcers or pressure ulcers related to immobilization wer"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pagination":["e0327601"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12822936"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["External validation of the Meggitt-Wagner, Texas University, SINBAD, and Saint Elian classifications for predicting major amputation in patients with diabetes at a public hospital in Peru."],"pmcid":["PMC12822936"],"pubmed_authors":["Quispe-Landeo Y","Uribe-Cavero LJ","Gallardo-Alburqueque LA","Yovera-Aldana M","Chaname-Marin A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"External validation of the Meggitt-Wagner, Texas University, SINBAD, and Saint Elian classifications for predicting major amputation in patients with diabetes at a public hospital in Peru.","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>To externally validate and compare the prognostic performance of four diabetic foot ulcer classifications-Meggitt-Wagner, University of Texas, SINBAD, and Saint Elian- for predicting major amputation in patients with diabetes treated at a public hospital in Peru.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We conducted a retrospective cohort study at María Auxiliadora Hospital, one of the few referral centers in Lima with a specialized Diabetic Foot Unit. The study period was January 2015 to December 2019. Eligible patients had a lower-limb ulcer, complete clinical data recorded within 48 hours of the index healthcare encounter (hospital admission or outpatient evaluation), and at least six months of follow-up. Patients with venous ulcers or pressure ulcers related to immobilization wer","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026","modification":"2026-06-06T21:34:49.269Z","creation":"2026-06-05T03:11:06.204Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12822936","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41564031"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0327601"]}}