Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, ISSN 1923-2861 print, 1923-287X online, Open Access |
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Original Article
Volume 2, Number 1, February 2012, pages 26-31
The Use of a Specialized Nutritional Supplement for Diabetic Foot Ulcers Reduces the Use of Antibiotics
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First ulcer | Recurring ulcer | |
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The data were analyzed with the SPSS Stat software ver 17 with the t-test for paired data. adata logarithmically transformed for calculation. | ||
Age (ys) | 64.8 ± 11 | 65.2 ± 7 |
HbA1c (mmol/mol) at the time of presentation of the ulcer | 77.04 ± 15 | 78.1 ± 0.18 (P = NS) |
Duration of the ulcer | 215 ± 48 | 81 ± 16 (P ≤ 0.01) |
BCMIa | 8.15 ± 0.21 | 9.27 ± 0.24 (P ≤ 0.05) |
Without Ar-G-B | With Ar-G-B | |
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Legend: Cost per cycle of the three antibiotics used: A = 89.48 €; B = 138.8 €; C = 624.15 €. | ||
Total number of cycles of antibiotics | 83 | 36 |
Total number of cycles of antibiotic A | 34 (3042 €) | 20 (1789.6 €) |
Total number of cycles of antibiotic B | 34 (4719.2 €) | 12 (1665.6 €) |
Total number of cycles of antibiotic C | 15 (9362.25 €) | 4 (2496.6 €) |
Total cost of antibiotics | 17123.77 € | 5951.8 € |
Cost of the nutritional supplement | 0 | 2586 € |
Total cost of treatment (antibiotics + supplement) | 17123.77 € | 8537.8 € |