Acute Phase Reactants Predict the Risk of Amputation in Diabetic Foot Infection

AKINCI, BARIŞ; Yener, Serkan; Yesil, Sena; Yapar, Nur; Kucukyavas, Yasin; BAYRAKTAR, FIRAT

doi:10.7547/1010001

Acute Phase Reactants Predict the Risk of Amputation in Diabetic Foot Infection

AKINCI B., Yener S., Yesil S., Yapar N., Kucukyavas Y., BAYRAKTAR F.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, cilt.101, sa.1, ss.1-6, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 101 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.7547/1010001
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-6
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Prediction of amputation would aid clinicians in the management of diabetic foot infections. We aimed to assess the predictive value of baseline and post-treatment levels of acute phase reactants in the outcome of patients with diabetic foot infections. Methods: We collected data prospectively during minimum follow-up of 6 months in patients with infected diabetic foot ulcers hospitalized in Dokuz Eylul University Hospital between January 1, 2003, and January 1, 2008. After excluding patients who did not attend the hospital for follow-up visits regularly (n = 36), we analyzed data from 165 foot ulcer episodes.