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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOWER EXTREMITY WOUNDS
卷 22, 期 3, 页码 475-479出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/15347346211020985
关键词
COVID-19 lockdown; lower-limb amputations; pandemic; diabetic amputations; foot care
People with diabetes have a higher risk of lower-limb amputations. The risk of avoidable lower-limb amputations has increased during the COVID-19 lockdown. Factors such as missed hospital visits, improper diet, nonadherence to medications, and physical inactivity may contribute to this increase.
People with diabetes have a higher risk of lower-limb amputations than people without diabetes. The risk of avoidable lower-limb amputations has increased in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown period. Hence, we conducted a retrospective, single-centered study on major amputations during the prepandemic period (March 25, 2019-December 31, 2019) and pandemic period (March 25, 2020-December 31, 2020). During the prepandemic period, 24 major amputations (below-knee and above-knee amputations) were performed and during the pandemic period, 37 major amputations were performed. There was a 54.1% increase in major amputations noted in the pandemic period more than the prepandemic period. This increase may also be due to irregular/missed hospital visits, improper diet, nonadherence to the medications, and physical inactivity. This study shows the indirect effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with diabetes, resulting in the increased incidence of lower-extremity amputations (below-knee and above-knee amputations) which might cause a drastic impact on their quality of life. This study also emphasizes the importance of easy and routine access to foot-care specialists to prevent avoidable amputations.
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