Rev Col Bras Cir
January 2021
Objective: to assess the socioeconomic and demographic profiles of patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of diabetic foot in a tertiary hospital in Belem-PA, Brazil, as well as to evaluate risk factors for lower limb amputations in such patients, classifying them according to the Wagner and PEDIS classifications.
Methods: we conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional, unicentric, and analytical study carried out through a structured questionnaire.
Results: the study consisted of 57 patients, aged between 48 and 84 years old, 66.