Prevalencia de osteomielitis como complicación secundaria a la infección en pacientes mayores de 18 años con pie diabético atendidos en el Hospital IESS Ceibos durante el periodo del 2019-2021.

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetic foot disease is constituted as a complication of diabetes when in adidition of the hyperglycemic state, other factors such as neuropathy, vasculopathy and infection are added. Osteomyelitis is the most common infectious disease tan can lead to amputation or even death of the patient. Objective: To determinate the prevalence of osteomyelitis as an infectious complication in patients with diabetic foot over 18 years old who arrive at the Hospital IESS Los Ceibos during the period 2019 – 2021. Methodology: Our study is descriptive and its observational, analytical, retrospective and cross-sectional design, the sampling selection was nonprobalistic type where those patients with the selected criteria attended at the Hospital IESS Los Ceibos during the period of 2019-2021 were selected. Results: the prevalence of osteomyelitis among patients with diabetic foot of infectious origin was 0.4298 equivalent to 43% of diabetic foot cases, being more frequent among men between 61 and 69 years old with diabetes mellitus type 2, associated to the 4th degree of ulceration according of the Wagner scale. With a mortality rate of 24.5% and 100% amputation regardless of the degree of ulceration in those with osteomyelitis. Conclusion: Diabetic foot is a factor of strong morbimortality in society that should be prevented in its early stages not only to avoid the most common infectious complication which is osteomyelitis, but also to avoid amputation and disability that derives from this or even worse to mortality by the various systemic complicactiones that can lead.