A Study of the factors associated with the nonhealing ulcers at tertiary health care centre
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Surgery - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: An ulcer is defined as a full thickness loss of epidermis and some dermis, which heals with scarring. Aims and Objectives: To Study the factors associated with the non-healing ulcers at tertiary health care centre. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in the patients with non-healing ulcers at the department of surgery of a tertiary health care centre during the two years period i.e. January 2016 to January 2018. A non-healing or chronic wound is defined as a wound that does not improve after four weeks or does not heal in eight weeks were considered as non healing wounds as per this there were 69 patients were included into the study. The statistical analysis done by Standard error of proportions (Z-test). Result: The majority of the patients were in the age group of >60 were 27.54%, followed by 50-60 were 24.64%, 40-50 were 18.84%, 30-40 were 15.94%, 20-30 were 13.04%. The increasing trend of the disease with respect to age is statistically significant (Spearman correlation, r=1, p<0.002).The majority of the patients were Male i.e. 71.02%, followed by Female 28.98 %.The most common significantly associated risk factors were Diabetes (Z=4.52,p<0.05), Varicose vein (Z=5.67,p<0.05), Iron Deficiency Disease (Z=4.85,p<0.05), H/o Smoking (Z=5.43,p<0.05), Peripheral Vascular disease (Z=3.45,p<0.05 ), Old age (Z=3.12,p<0.05) Conclusion: The most common associated risk factors were Diabetes, Varicose vein, Iron Deficiency Disease, H/o Smoking, Peripheral Vascular disease, Old age.
Authors and Affiliations
Hemant Gulabrao Chaudhari, Milind Sopan Chaudhari
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP288477
- DOI -
- Views 190
- Downloads 0
Outcome of early vs delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with acute cholecystitis
Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a common surgical procedure for treatment of acute cholecystitis But the time at which the procedure laparoscopic cholecystectomy, is suppose to be done, that is within a week (ea...
Evaluation of factors leading to conversion in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Introduction: In the modern era laparoscopic cholecystectomy is established gold standard surgery for cholecystectomy. Conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy is a step towards the safety of the patient. The...
Comparison between operative and non-operative management in abdominal injuries
Background: Blunt abdominal trauma and penetrating injuries to abdomen is usually not obvious clinically and frequently unreliable. The knowledge in the management of blunt abdominal trauma has progressively increasing....
Effect of alcohol ban on road traffic accidents in national highways near Belgavi
Background: Road traffic accidents are one of the major cause of death in developing countries like INDIA. Most of the road traffic accidents occur under the influence of alcohol. Most of the victims are teen aged boys....
Case series of Whipple's procedure
Aims: This article is a case series with respect to the three year experience of Whipple’s procedure. In this study, we have studied the demographic details of the patients, various indications for Whipple’s procedure, t...