Health Care Service and Outcomes Among an Estimated 6.7 Million Ambulatory Care Diabetic Foot Cases in the U.S

• Published in: Diabetes care Vol. 40; no. 7; pp. 936 - 942
• Main Authors: Skrepnek, Grant H, Mills, Sr, Joseph L, Lavery, Lawrence A, Armstrong, David G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Diabetes Association 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ambulatory Care; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); Chronic conditions; Chronic Disease; Cohort Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delivery of Health Care; Demographics; Demography; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic Foot - therapy; Disease control; Emergency medical services; Emergency Service, Hospital; Feet; Female; Foot diseases; Generalized linear models; Health care; Health Care Surveys; Health services; Hospitalization; Humans; Inpatients; Leg ulcers; Male; Medical personnel; Middle Aged; Physicians; Research design; Risk assessment; Risk Factors; Treatment Outcome; Ulcers; United States; United States > US

To evaluate ambulatory clinical cases of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and diabetic foot infections (DFIs) in the U.S. from 2007 to 2013 and to assess outcomes of emergency department or inpatient (ED/IP) admission, number of clinic visits per year, and physician time spent per visit. A cross-sectiona...