Anaemia and hypoalbuminemia in diabetic foot ulcers patients: An observational study

P. B Niranjana; N. H Shivakumar; Ramesh Ainupure

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS7.13741

Authors

Niranjana. P. B Assistant Professor Department of General Surgery Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences ,Shimoga
Shivakumar. N. H Senior Resident Department of General Surgery Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences ,Shimoga
Ramesh Ainupure
ainapure.ramesh@gmail.com
Assistant Professor Department of General Surgery Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences ,Shimoga

Keywords:

Albumin, Anemia, Diabetic foot, Malnutrition, Obesity, Wound healing

Abstract

Background- Diabetic foot is a severe public health issue. Nutrition is important in the repair of soft tissue injuries and wound healing and specific nutrients have been shown to enhance wound healing. Anemia and hypoalbuminemia are among the commonly encountered deficiencies in patients Objectives- To investigate the prevalence of anemia and hypoalbuminemia in diabetic foot ulcers patients. Methods- It was prospective observational study conducted in August 2020 to July 2021.The study was carried out in Department of Surgery in a tertiary medical college. All diabetic foot ulcer visited the OPD during the study period were included as the sample size which was found to be 170. Purposive sampling technique was used. SPSS (Version 22.0) was used Results- The patients ranged in age from 21-87 years, with a mean age of 57±15.64 years. 50 (29%) patients were female while 120 (71%) were males. 15 of the 170 patients (9%) had type 1 diabetes mellitus and 155 patients (91%) had type 2 diabetes mellitus. The duration of diabetes in these patients ranged from 1 year to 25 years, with a mean duration of 10.46±6.10 years. The values of glycosylated hemoglobin ranged from 5.6 g/dl to 14 g/dl.

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