Diabetic foot natural history, complications and prognosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anahita Deylamsalehi, M.D.[2] Vishnu Vardhan Serla M.B.B.S. [3] Usama Talib, BSc, MD [4]
Overview
The complications of diabetic foot ulcers include infection, sepsis, osteomyelitis and death.
Natural History
- Diabetic foot as a known complication of diabetes is more related to diabetes mellitus type 2, compared to type 1 diabetes.[1][2]
- If left untreated diabetic ulcer may progress to infection, sepsis, or osteomyelitis. According to an estimate 20% of significant diabetic foot ulcers end up requiring an amputation. Untreated diabetic foot ulcer cab lead to death of the affected individual.[3]
Complications
Diabetic foot ulcer can cause many complications including:[3][4][5]
- Infection:
- Diabetic foot infection is the most common cause of hospitalization in diabetic patients.
- Sepsis
- Osteomyelitis
- Gangrene
- Lower limb amputation
- It is estimated that roughly half of non traumatic lower limb amputation is due to diabetic foot in North America and Europe.
- Factors such as old age, peripheral vascular disease, transcutaneous oxygen reduction, poor glycemic control and smoking increase the risk of amputation in diabetic foot patients.
- Death
- Patients with diabetic foot have an increased risk of all-cause mortality, especially cardiovascular disorders, compared with patients with diabetes without a history of diabetic foot ulcer.
Prognosis
- If left untreated prognosis could be very bad and it eventually can lead to death.[3]
- The 5 year risk of mortality in diabetic patients with a foot ulcer is 2.5 times higher than diabetic individuals without a foot ulcer.[3]
References
- ↑ Zhang P, Lu J, Jing Y, Tang S, Zhu D, Bi Y (2017). "Global epidemiology of diabetic foot ulceration: a systematic review and meta-analysis †". Ann Med. 49 (2): 106–116. doi:10.1080/07853890.2016.1231932. PMID 27585063.
- ↑ Moura Neto A, Zantut-Wittmann DE, Fernandes TD, Nery M, Parisi MC (2013). "Risk factors for ulceration and amputation in diabetic foot: study in a cohort of 496 patients". Endocrine. 44 (1): 119–24. doi:10.1007/s12020-012-9829-2. PMID 23124278.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Armstrong DG, Boulton AJM, Bus SA (2017). "Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Their Recurrence". N Engl J Med. 376 (24): 2367–2375. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1615439. PMID 28614678.
- ↑ Gardner SE, Frantz RA (2008). "Wound bioburden and infection-related complications in diabetic foot ulcers". Biol Res Nurs. 10 (1): 44–53. doi:10.1177/1099800408319056. PMC 3777233. PMID 18647759.
- ↑ Brownrigg JR, Davey J, Holt PJ, Davis WA, Thompson MM, Ray KK; et al. (2012). "The association of ulceration of the foot with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in patients with diabetes: a meta-analysis". Diabetologia. 55 (11): 2906–12. doi:10.1007/s00125-012-2673-3. PMID 22890823.