ArticleBMC health services research2015
Economic burden of illness associated with diabetic foot ulcers in Canada.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Reliability of a Diabetic Foot Ulcer Risk Stratification and Referral Algorithm
Foot Intervention Study Utilizing Commercially Available Infrared Thermometers With Individuals With Diabetes Using a Mixed Methods Approach
Feasibility and Acceptability Study of a Non Weight-bearing Physical Activity Program for People With Diabetic Foot Ulceration (DB ACTIV)
Who cites it
42 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 118 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global Epidemiology of Diabetic Foot: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of honey dressing in the management of diabetic foot ulcers: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2023Pooled it
- Bariatric Surgery for Adults With Class I Obesity and Difficult-to-Manage Type 2 Diabetes: A Health Technology Assessment.Ontario health technology assessment series · 2023Pooled it
- Is ethnicity an appropriate measure of health care marginalization? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the outcomes of diabetic foot ulceration in Aboriginal populations.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie · 2021Pooled it
- Skin Substitutes for Adults With Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Venous Leg Ulcers: A Health Technology Assessment.Ontario health technology assessment series · 2021Pooled it
- Diagnostic and Prognostic Utility of Non-Invasive Multimodal Imaging in Chronic Wound Monitoring: a Systematic Review.Journal of medical systems · 2017Pooled it
- Development of a multi-task learning framework with gradnorm for precise wound tissue analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary Limb Preservation Program in Reducing Regional Hospitalization Rates for Patients With Diabetes-Related Foot Complications.The international journal of lower extremity wounds · 2025Article
- Cost-Effectiveness of FreeStyle Libre for Glucose Self-Management Among People with Diabetes Mellitus: A Canadian Private Payer Perspective.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2025Article
- In-hospital costs of diabetic foot infection at a national referral hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia.Heliyon · 2025Article
- Diabetic foot disease management in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a scoping review protocol.Epidemiologic reviews · 2025Article
- Peptides in wound healing: A comprehensive review of their roles, challenges, and hydrogel-based delivery systems.EXCLI journal · 2025Review
- Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Managing Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) in USA: Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) vs Standard of Care (SoC).ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR · 2025Article
- The prevalence of depression among patients with diabetic foot ulcers at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Out-of-pocket expenditure among patients with diabetic foot ulcer in a tertiary care hospital of south India: A cross-sectional study.International wound journal · 2024Article
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- Cost-utility of real-time continuous glucose monitoring versus self-monitoring of blood glucose in people with insulin-treated Type 2 diabetes in Canada.Journal of comparative effectiveness research · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe primary objective was to estimate the national burden of illness in Canada for diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) for 2011. Secondary objectives included estimating the national incidence and prevalence of DFU, and the 3-year average cost for DFU incident cases.
methodsAnalyses were conducted using four national databases for the period April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2011, with cases being identified by ICD-10 CA codes. Resource utilization and costs, expressed in 2011 Canadian dollars, were estimated for DFU-related hospitalizations, emergency care (ER), same day surgeries, home care, long term care, physician visits and caregiver time losses.
resultsIn Canada in the year 2011, DFU was associated with 16,883 hospital admissions (327,140 days), 31,095 ER or clinic visits, 41,367 rehabilitation clinic visits, and 26,493 interventions, including 6,036 amputations and 5,796 surgical debridements. This acute institution care represented $320.5 M, and with an additional $125.4 M for home care and $63.1 M for long term care, the annual cost associated with DFU-related care was $547.0 M, or $21,371 annual cost per prevalent case. In 2011, the national prevalence of DFU was 25,597 cases (75.1 per 100,000 population), consisting of 16,161 men (63.1%) and 9,436 women (36.9%), and an estimated 14,449 incident cases. For an incident case of DFU, the average 3-year cumulative cost was $52,360.
conclusionThe annual burden for DFU cases that have at least one admission or ER/clinic visit over a 5 year period is higher than previously reported.
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