November 1, 1996Diabetic Medicine
Increased Mortality Associated with Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Why the study?
Does the development of a foot ulcer increase short-term mortality in diabetic veterans?
Population
725 veterans of the American military services with diabetes mellitus participating in a prospective study…
Comparison
Development of foot ulcer (n=88) vs No foot ulcer
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Mean 691.8 days (+/-SD 339.9, range 28-1436 days)
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May prompt closer foot surveillance in diabetic veterans; hypothesis-generating for whether prevention improves survival.
Structured PICO
Does the development of a foot ulcer increase short-term mortality in diabetic veterans?
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Population
725 veterans of the American military services with diabetes mellitus participating in a prospective study of risk factors for lower extremity complications
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Intervention
Development of foot ulcer (n=88)
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Comparator
No foot ulcer
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Outcome
Short-term mortality (death)hard clinical
Diabetic foot ulcers are associated with a greater than two-fold increased risk of short-term mortality, independent of other risk factors.
Cite This Study
Boyko et al. (1996) studied this question.