RT Journal Article
T1 Hospitalisation Cost of Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers in Valencia (Spain) in the Period 2009⁻2013: A Retrospective Descriptive Analysis.
A1 Nieto-Gil, Pilar
A1 Ortega-Ávila, Ana Belén
A1 Pardo Rios, Manuel
A1 Cobo-Najar, Manuel
A1 Blasco García, Carlos
A1 Gijón-Noguerón, Gabriel
K1 Pie diabético - Cuidados de enfermería
K1 Diabetes - Complicaciones
AB Ulcers are the main cause of hospitalisation and clinical complications in patients withdiabetes. We analyse the length and cost of hospital stay of patients with diabetic foot ulcers,taking into consideration that hospitalisation and, if necessary, amputation represent the greatest areaof expense to the healthcare system for such patients. This analysis focuses on the treatment providedto these patients in public hospitals in the region of Valencia (Spain), registered in the SpanishMinimum Basic Data Set, during the period 2009–2013. The number of acute hospital admissions inthis respect is increasing and has a high socioeconomic cost. During the study period, there were over2700 hospital admissions, an average of nearly 550 per year. The total hospital stay for these patientswas 30,886 days, with an average of 11.4 days and a cost of  7633 per admission. Preventive policiesand the deployment of multidisciplinary teams are essential to reduce these costs and avoid futurecomplications such as amputation.
PB MDPI
YR 2018
FD 2018-08-24
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/38332
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/38332
LA eng
NO Hospitalisation Cost of Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers in Valencia (Spain) in the Period 2009⁻2013: A Retrospective Descriptive Analysis. Nieto-Gil P, Ortega-Avila AB, Pardo-Rios M, Cobo-Najar M, Blasco-Garcia C, Gijon-Nogueron G. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Aug 24;15(9):1831. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15091831. PMID: 30149552
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