Multidisciplinary Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers in Primary Cares in Quebec: Can We Do Better?

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Table 1 Patient Characteristics Included in the Audit

Demographic Data	n = 27
Gender (n, %)
Male	18 (67)
Female	9 (33)
Age (mean year old, min-max)	66 (38–89)
Comorbidities (n, %)
Diabetes Type I	4 (15)
Diabetes Type II	23 (85)
Renal insufficiency
GMR > 60 mL/min	11 (41)
GMR = 30–59 mL/min	10 (37)
GMR = 15–30 mL/min	3 (11)
GMR < 15 mL/min (without dialysis)	0 (0)
Patient on dialysis	3 (11)
Neuropathy (sensory)	19 (70)
PAD	23 (85)
Neuropathy and PAD	16 (59)
Neuropathy or PAD	25 (93)
Previous amputation	7 (26)
Previous DFU	14 (52)
Macrovascular disease	18 (67)
Smokers	5 (19)
Wound infection (n, %)	21 (78)
Mortality (n, %)	4 (15)
Glycemic control	(n = 22, 5 unknown cases)
HbA1c (mean %, (min-max), median %)	8.4 (5.5–14.5) 7.4
Glycemic value target reached (n, %)	15 (75)
Insulin therapy (for diabetes type II patients only)	12 (52)
Dyslipidemia	(n = 20, 7 unknown cases)
LDL mmol/L (mean, (min-max), median	1.80 (0.68–3.2) 1.70
LDL value target reached (n, %)	15 (78)
Statine therapy (n, %)	23 (85)

Abbreviations: GMR, glomerular filtration rate; PAD, peripheral arterial disease; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; LDL, low-density lipoprotein, Min, minimum; Max, maximum.