Clinical Characteristics, Treatment, and Prognosis of Diabetic Foot Disease in Macao and Beijing: A Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:There has been no epidemiological study of diabetes mellitus (DM) in Macao. Also, multidisciplinary treatment is yet to be popularized and complications of DM cannot be managed promptly in this region. Therefore, this study was performed to compare the clinical characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of diabetic foot disease between patients in Macao and Beijing. METHODS:A total of 243 patients with diabetic foot disease were enrolled: 124 from a tertiary hospital in Beijing and 119 from a tertiary hospital in Macao. The clinical profiles were collected and analyzed. RESULTS:The surgical treatment rate in the Beijing group (96.0%) was significantly higher than that in the Macao group (21.0%) (P < 0.05). The overall mortality rate was 14.8%, and cardiac failure was the most c

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7192977 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature