Table 3 Length of hospital stay and procedures of patients with hospitalization for diabetic foot infection
| Â | Group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Gangrene | Osteomyelitis | Ulcer | Foot Cellulitis or Abscess | Toe Cellulitis or Abscess | Paronychia | Other |
| Â | 11,666 | 4,133 | 20,142 | 4,438 | 1,395 | 289 | 18,944 |
Length of stay (days) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Median | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Mean(SD) | 31.1 (61.6) | 28.5 (62.5) | 20.0 (62.5) | 12.6 (34.9) | 15.2 (86.6) | 27.8 (96.5) | 13.9 (44.4) |
Diagnostic studies | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Arteriogram leg | 12.7% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.6% |
Aortogram | 7.8% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 2.5% | < 1% | 1.2% |
Treatments | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Any current amputation | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Any past amputation | 11.0% | 5.7% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.7% |
Excisional debridement | 3.5% | 5.4% | 3.8% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
Skin/subcutaneous I & D | 1.2% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 3.0% |
Outcomes at 1 year | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Amputations | 18.8% | 10.0% | 7.7% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 1.7% | 1.8% |
Long-term care | 16.5% | 14.6% | 11.1% | 10.5% | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% |
Death | 24.4% | 12.5% | 19.3% | 11.5% | 12.0% | 14.9% | 13.2% |