Retrospective study of hospitalized patients with chronic leg ulcers in Hawaii

The authors describe 226 patients with chronic leg ulcers at a community hospital over a 14-year period. Most leg ulcers were ischemic or venous in origin and located below the ankle. Fifty-five percent of patients were diabetic and the majority of patients were hypertensive. The cases required prol...

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Published in:	The Journal of foot and ankle surgery Vol. 33; no. 6; p. 546
Main Authors:	Pien, F D, Kistner, R L, Partsch, B, Kusumawati, L, Osako, T, Galagan, R C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-11-1994
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Amputation Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Chronic Disease Combined Modality Therapy Diabetes Complications Female Hawaii Hospitalization Humans Hypertension - complications Ischemia - complications Leg - blood supply Leg Ulcer - classification Leg Ulcer - drug therapy Leg Ulcer - etiology Leg Ulcer - surgery Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Treatment Outcome Venous Insufficiency - complications Hawaii
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Summary:	The authors describe 226 patients with chronic leg ulcers at a community hospital over a 14-year period. Most leg ulcers were ischemic or venous in origin and located below the ankle. Fifty-five percent of patients were diabetic and the majority of patients were hypertensive. The cases required prolonged hospitalization for systemic antibiotics and vascular surgery. Only 2.3% of patients required above the knee amputation, and 7% needed below-the-knee amputation.
ISSN:	1067-2516