Economic burden of illness associated with diabetic foot ulcers in Canada

Table 2 Admissions and emergency/clinic visits related to DFU, by sex, Canada, 2011

Most responsible diagnosis	Admissions			ER and clinic visits
Most responsible diagnosis	Women	Men	All	Women	Men	All
DFU	881	2,134	3,015	2,827	6,380	9,207
DFU with gangrene	832	2,051	2,883	490	1,110	1,600
Infection/ sepsis	265	405	670	264	532	796
Cellulitis lower limb	744	1,103	1,847	3,630	6,277	9,907
Ulcer lower limb	160	209	369	101	187	288
Osteomyelitis	302	627	929	253	1,035	1,288
Complications with procedures	117	293	410	437	882	1,319
Complications with amputations	133	345	478	60	234	294
Surgical dressing care				1309	2220	3,529
Rehabilitation	195	435	630	11,435	29,932	41,367
Palliative care	61	73	134	0	30	30
Convalescence	209	484	693	3	9	12
Peripheral angiopathy	1,462	2,772	4,234	742	1,486	2,228
Peripheral tissue problems	202	369	571	179	418	597
Total	5,563	11,300	16,863	21,730	50,732	72,462
Total (less rehabilitation clinic)				10,295	20,800	31,095

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