The Prevalence of Anemia in Hospitalized Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) and the Relationship Between the Severity of Anemia and the Severity of DFU

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 7; p. e41922
• Main Authors: Kumar, Ritesh, Singh, Surya K, Agrawal, Neeraj K, Kumar, Ujwal, Kumar, Subhash, C, Supreeth, Bishnoi, Avina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Palo Alto Cureus Inc 15.07.2023; Cureus
• Subjects: Amputation; Anemia; Ankle; Bacterial infections; Blood pressure; Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Diabetic neuropathy; Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism; Females; Foot diseases; Hemoglobin; High density lipoprotein; Hospitalization; Hyperglycemia; Infections; Internal Medicine; Ischemia; Leg ulcers; Lipoproteins; Mortality; Steroids; Vein & artery diseases; Working groups; India

Background and aims: We aim to determine the prevalence of anemia in hospitalized patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and estimate the relationship between the severity of anemia and diabetic foot ulcer.Materials and methods: We retrospectively collected and evaluated the data of 323 patients...