TÉCNICA DE CURACIÓN EN PACIENTES CON PIÉ DIABÉTICO INTERNADOS EN EL HOSPITAL VERDI CEVALLOS BALDA PORTOVIEJO, NOVIEMBRE 2010 A MAYO DEL 2011

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus a group of metabolic diseases characterized by the presence of chronic hyperglycemia, impaired metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins that result as a consequence of defective secretion or action of insulin. The overall objective of this study was to determine the technique of healing in diabetic foot patients admitted to the Hospital Verdi Cevallos Balda Portoviejo November 2010 to May 2011. A descriptive study was conducted as discussed healing technique in patients with diabetic foot. We obtained the following results: Patients who are for this study were mostly male in the age of 60 to 69 years. The highest frequency of cases of diabetic foot was about occupation Retired Persons. We classified the degrees of diabetic foot patients by finding that the majority of patients with diabetic foot in your blood sugar level was 111 mg / dl and were diagnosed between the ages of 5 to 10 years of evolution taking an injury time less than 1 year. The degree of injury of patients was in grade 3. The degree of diabetic foot and its relationship to the evolution time was in Grade 5 in a time less than 1 year in a single lesion. Patients were at increased risk, had no recurrence of the injury were more than 10 days of hospitalization and amputation were not performed. Most of the techniques of healing were 71% (10 steps). As a recommendation to prevent ulcers, injury, infection and necrosis of the feet is considered important that diabetic patients maintain good blood glucose control and avoid factors that may increase the risk of vascular and nerve should be performed good technique by trained personnel, who must learn to classify, assess and evaluate the type of injury to give the right treatment, so you must use sterile equipment, washing hands, wearing gloves and educate the patient about the daily care should have.