A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF MANAGEMENT AND OUTCOME OF DIABETIC FOOT INFECTIONS IN A TERTIARY CARE MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, ANDHRA PRADESH

Abstract

Background: Diabetic foot infection (Diabetic foot infection) is one of the most feared 
complications of diabetes. In India, the number of cases and the problems associated with 
diabetic foot infections increased in recent years.  
Objectives: 1) To enumerate diabetic foot infections.2) To study the outcome of diabetic foot 
infections. 3)To determine the microbiological profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern 
of organisms isolated from patients with diabetic foot infections 
.Materials and methods: Retrospective study done in 104 Patients with diabetic foot 
infections admitted in department of general surgery. All medical records of patients with 
diabetic foot infections during the period of 2 years were reviewed using data collection 
sheet. The collected data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences.