Characteristics of patients hospitalized for diabetic foot in a national hospital in Peru, 2024
- 1Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Facultad de Medicina Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Lima Peru
Abstract
With the objective of describing the clinical characteristics of patients hospitalized for diabetic foot in the internal medicine service of the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital during the year 2024, a retrospective observational study was conducted. 114 medical records were reviewed. Sociodemographic and clinical variables, metabolic profile (HbA1c), lesion severity (Wagner scale), and in-hospital outcomes were analyzed. 114 patients were included with a mean age of 66.9 years and a predominance of male sex (69.3%). The average glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was 8.37%. According to the Wagner scale, 43.9% were admitted with grade 4 (localized gangrene) and 31.6% with grade 3. The median hospital stay was 12.5 days, the overall amputation rate was 46.5%, and mortality was 7.0%. In conclusion, the population hospitalized in Internal Medicine presents high clinical severity, characterized by poor metabolic control, critical ischemia, and gangrene at admission, which is associated with a high rate of major amputations.
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BibTeX
@article{julonbuitron2026characteristics,
title = {{Characteristics of patients hospitalized for diabetic foot in a national hospital in Peru, 2024}},
author = {Jesus M. Julon-Buitron and José L. Paz-Ibarra},
journal = {Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.17843/rpmesp.2026.433.16361},
url = {https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2026.433.16361},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Characteristics of patients hospitalized for diabetic foot in a national hospital in Peru, 2024
AU - Jesus M. Julon-Buitron
AU - José L. Paz-Ibarra
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/29
JO - Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
DO - 10.17843/rpmesp.2026.433.16361
UR - https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2026.433.16361
AB - With the objective of describing the clinical characteristics of patients hospitalized for diabetic foot in the internal medicine service of the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital during the year 2024, a retrospective observational study was conducted. 114 medical records were reviewed. Sociodemographic and clinical variables, metabolic profile (HbA1c), lesion severity (Wagner scale), and in-hospital outcomes were analyzed. 114 patients were included with a mean age of 66.9 years and a predominance of male sex (69.3%). The average glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was 8.37%. According to the Wagner scale, 43.9% were admitted with grade 4 (localized gangrene) and 31.6% with grade 3. The median hospital stay was 12.5 days, the overall amputation rate was 46.5%, and mortality was 7.0%. In conclusion, the population hospitalized in Internal Medicine presents high clinical severity, characterized by poor metabolic control, critical ischemia, and gangrene at admission, which is associated with a high rate of major amputations.
SN - 1726-4634
SN - 1726-4642
ER -