Background and Objectives: To propose a new classification of diabetic foot syndrome adapted for inclusion in the ICD-10 (the ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases) and providing more reliable data on the number of clinical cases. Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was performed. A total of 180 patients (36.6%) discharged from the hospital after surgical treatment and 312 patients (63.4%) who applied independently were observed and analysed. All patients had type 2 diabetes and were comparable in gender, age, duration of diabetes, area and nature of the wound defect. Results: We proposed to add the following to the existing ICD-10 and the emerging ICD-11 codes: Edf10.0—insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus with diabetic foot syndrome and Edf11.0—non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus with diabetic foot syndrome, where “df” is an acronym for diabetic foot. The new classification designates the seven most frequent areas of the lesion and five degrees of depth of soft tissue lesions. Conclusions: The proposed classification adapted for ICD-10 will enable the standardisation of diagnosis, providing a complete picture of this complication of diabetes mellitus, determining the number of amputations and their validity. Accurate statistics will allow for objective funding and timely preventive measures.
Goal of work - identify modifiable risk factors for chronic non-infectious diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and in the formation of diabetic foot syndrome. Material and methods. A comparative medical and social study was conducted - a survey of patients in clinics of the city of Perm, suffering and not suffering from diabetes. The study involved 230 people who were assigned according to the presence/absence of diabetes mellitus. The first group included 178 patients with an average age of 45.8 (30.0; 59.0). The second group included 27 patients with diabetes mellitus, with an average age of 61.7 years (50.0; 62.0). The third group included 25 patients with diabetic foot syndrome, whose average age was 64.72 years (61.0; 69.0). Women predominated in all groups. Original and generally accepted questionnaires were used to study the presence of common risk factors for chronic diseases among respondents. Results. The analysis of the studied materials showed a clear qualitative and quantitative pattern of accumulation of risk factors in the age exponent. Most risk factors tend to grow up to 54-65 years. Risk factors such as smoking, alcohol abuse, poor nutrition and overweight, depression and hypertension predominate (р<0,05) in older age groups of respondents. In patients with diabetes mellitus, low physical activity, poor nutrition, and obesity predominate (р<0,05). In patients with diabetic foot syndrome, the same risk factors were identified as in patients without this pathology. At the same time, in respondents with diabetic foot syndrome, physical activity was minimal, and body mass index values were much higher (р<0,05); in addition, patients with diabetic foot syndrome are more likely (р<0,05) to be depressed and perceive their health as «very poor.»
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