Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
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Fatores predisponentes para amputação de membro inferior em pacientes diabéticos internados com pés ulcerados no estado de Sergipe

Predisposing factors for amputation of lower extremities in diabetic patients with foot ulceration in the state of Sergipe

Marco Antonio Prado Nunes; Karla Freire Resende; Aldemar Araújo Castro; Guilherme Benjamin Brandão Pitta; Luis Francisco Poli de Figueiredo; Fausto Miranda Jr.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1677-54492006000200008 J Vasc Bras, vol.5, n2, p.123-130, 2006
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OBJETIVO: Determinar os fatores predisponentes para a amputação de membros inferiores nos doentes internados com diabetes melito e úlceras nos pés. MÉTODOS: Foram acompanhados os pacientes diabéticos com úlceras nos pés internados no período de 6 meses e analisadas as amputações nesses doentes em relação à idade, sexo, amputação prévia, número de ulcerações, tempo de diagnóstico do diabete, tempo de ulceração, tempo médio de internação, gravidade das lesões, presença de pulso. RESULTADOS: Verificou-se que 55% (44/80) dos doentes evoluíram para algum tipo de amputação de membros inferiores; a mediana das idades foi de 61 anos, porém a ocorrência de amputação foi significativamente maior na faixa etária dos 60 aos 90 anos (P = 0,03). Não se observou uma variação significativa da mediana do tempo de diagnóstico do diabetes, do tempo de ulceração e do tempo médio de internação em relação ao grupo de pacientes que foram amputados. Entretanto, as lesões mais graves, quando avaliadas pela classificação de Wagner (P <0,001) e pela ausência de detecção dos dois pulsos distais (P <0,001) dos membros inferiores, revelaram-se bastante significativas com relação ao desfecho de amputação. CONCLUSÃO: Foram considerados fatores predisponentes para a ocorrência de amputação nesses doentes a gravidade das lesões, a ausência de pulsos e as idades acima de 60 anos.

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Amputação, diabetes melito, pé diabético, úlcera

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the predisposing factors for amputation of lower limbs in diabetic patients with foot ulceration. METHODS: The research was carried out in hospitals, and all diabetic patients with foot ulceration were included. Amputation was studied in relation to age, sex, previous amputation, number of ulcers, time of diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, time of ulceration, average number of days in hospital, Wagner's classification, and presence of foot pulse. RESULTS: We verified that 55% (44/80) of the patients progressed to some type of amputation of the lower limbs; mean age was 61 years, but the occurrence of amputation was significantly higher in the age group between 60 and 90 years (P = 0.03). We did not observe a significant variation in the following variables: time of diagnosis of diabetes, time of ulceration, and hospitalization time in relation to the group of patients who were amputated. Nevertheless, the most severe lesions, when evaluated by Wagner's classification (P <0.001) and by the absence of both distal pulses (P <0.001) of lower limbs, turned out to be very significant in relation to the amputation outcome. CONCLUSION: The severity of lesions, the absence of pulse and age over 60 years were considered predisposing factors for amputation in these patients.

Keywords

Amputation, diabetes mellitus, diabetic foot, ulcer

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