Prevalencia de pie diabético en pacientes ingresados en la sala de endocrinología en el Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo de la ciudad de Guayaquil en el año 2020 – 2021.

Abstract

Diabetic foot is a condition that affects the foot with lesions or ulcers in patients suffering from diabetes, in which all of this is caused by peripheral nerves that are malfunctioning. Objective: To determine the prevalence of diabetic foot in patients admitted to the endocrinology ward of the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo hospital in the city of Guayaquil in 2020-2021. Methodology: Descriptive, quantitative, retrospective, cross-sectional. Population: Patients who were seen in the endocrinology ward. Sample: 500 patients with diabetic foot corresponding to adults who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Technique: Using Excel tables. Instrument: Indirect observation matrix, through the review of clinical histories using the AS400 system where information will be obtained according to the indicators under study. Results: With respect to the age of diabetic patients, it was observed that 41% are between 65 and 72 years of age, where the male gender has a higher prevalence of 60% and 50% of them have arterial hypertension. In addition, obesity represents one of the risk factors with 29%, in which the clinical manifestations show that 42% have ulcers; however, 67% do not have any type of complication. Conclusion: It is established that the patients attended to in the endocrinology ward of the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo hospital are not taking adequate control of the care of their lesions that occur as a result of diabetes, and it is therefore recommended that methods be promoted to learn how to take better care of them.