Determinants of wound healing in patients hospitalized for diabetic foot ulcer: results from the MEDFUN study

Objective. The high amputation rates from diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) in Nigeria and prolonged hospitalization due to poor wound healing is a source of concern. Furthermore, factors that affect wound healing of DFUs have not yet been well studied in Nigeria, whereas knowing these factors could improve...

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Autores principales: Ezeani Ignatius U., Ugwu Ejiofor T., Adeleye Funmi O., Gezawa Ibrahim D., Okpe Innocent O., Enamino Marcelina I.
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:33a3237f18034aea90567d940d303e8e2021-12-02T19:07:37ZDeterminants of wound healing in patients hospitalized for diabetic foot ulcer: results from the MEDFUN study1336-032910.2478/enr-2020-0023https://doaj.org/article/33a3237f18034aea90567d940d303e8e2020-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/enr-2020-0023https://doaj.org/toc/1336-0329Objective. The high amputation rates from diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) in Nigeria and prolonged hospitalization due to poor wound healing is a source of concern. Furthermore, factors that affect wound healing of DFUs have not yet been well studied in Nigeria, whereas knowing these factors could improve DFU outcomes. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the factors that are associated with the wound healing in patients hospitalized for DFU.Ezeani Ignatius U.Ugwu Ejiofor T.Adeleye Funmi O.Gezawa Ibrahim D.Okpe Innocent O.Enamino Marcelina I.Sciendoarticlewound healingpredictorsdiabetesfoot ulcermedfunnigeriaDiseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinologyRC648-665ENEndocrine Regulations, Vol 54, Iss 3, Pp 207-216 (2020)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic wound healing
predictors
diabetes
foot ulcer
medfun
nigeria
Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology
RC648-665
spellingShingle wound healing
predictors
diabetes
foot ulcer
medfun
nigeria
Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology
RC648-665
Ezeani Ignatius U.
Ugwu Ejiofor T.
Adeleye Funmi O.
Gezawa Ibrahim D.
Okpe Innocent O.
Enamino Marcelina I.
Determinants of wound healing in patients hospitalized for diabetic foot ulcer: results from the MEDFUN study
description Objective. The high amputation rates from diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) in Nigeria and prolonged hospitalization due to poor wound healing is a source of concern. Furthermore, factors that affect wound healing of DFUs have not yet been well studied in Nigeria, whereas knowing these factors could improve DFU outcomes. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the factors that are associated with the wound healing in patients hospitalized for DFU.
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author Ezeani Ignatius U.
Ugwu Ejiofor T.
Adeleye Funmi O.
Gezawa Ibrahim D.
Okpe Innocent O.
Enamino Marcelina I.
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Ugwu Ejiofor T.
Adeleye Funmi O.
Gezawa Ibrahim D.
Okpe Innocent O.
Enamino Marcelina I.
author_sort Ezeani Ignatius U.
title Determinants of wound healing in patients hospitalized for diabetic foot ulcer: results from the MEDFUN study
title_short Determinants of wound healing in patients hospitalized for diabetic foot ulcer: results from the MEDFUN study
title_full Determinants of wound healing in patients hospitalized for diabetic foot ulcer: results from the MEDFUN study
title_fullStr Determinants of wound healing in patients hospitalized for diabetic foot ulcer: results from the MEDFUN study
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of wound healing in patients hospitalized for diabetic foot ulcer: results from the MEDFUN study
title_sort determinants of wound healing in patients hospitalized for diabetic foot ulcer: results from the medfun study
publisher Sciendo
publishDate 2020
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