Frecuencia de amputación de miembros inferiores en adultos mayores con Diabetes Mellitus Ingresados en el Hospital Dr. Teodoro Maldonado Carbo.

Abstract

Diabetes is a global public health problem. Its prevalence is increasing worldwide, with developing countries and socially disadvantaged groups being the most affected. Objective: To determine the most frequent epidemiological risk factors associated with lower limb amputation at the Dr. Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study. Population: 134; Sample: 100, applying direct observation for data collection. Results: Of a total of 134 patients, 100 (75%) underwent amputation. Among the sociodemographic characteristics: 68% were men, the predominant age of lower limb amputation was over 75 years old with 50%: Of mestizo race 48%; of urban-marginal origin 45%; primary schooling 45%; within the personal pathological antecedents the disease was arterial hypertension 62%; diabetes mellitus 45% and within the complications were poor blood circulation with 35%, necrotizing infection 18%, nerve damage 15%, osteomyelitis 14%, deformities 10% and ulcerations 8%. Within the level of amputation, knee disarticulation was found with 55%. Conclusion: The frequency of lower limb amputation in patients with diabetes mellitus treated at the Hospital Dr. Teodoro Maldonado Carbo was 100 cases of patients from 2019 to 2020.