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Clinical and wound-related predictors for prolonged hospital stay in diabetes-related foot infections in a resource-limited setting: A retrospective cohort study

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Characteristic of diabetes-related foot infections by length of hospital stay.
VariableN (%)(N = 228)Non-prolonged hospital stay (N = 115)N (%)Prolonged hospital stay (N = 113)N (%)p**
Days of infection before hospitalization*30 (13.5 to 70)30 (10 to 60)30 (14 to 90)0.74
Time from admission to initial debridement (in days) *1 (1 to 2)1 (1 to 2)1 (1 to 2)0.06

*Median (Interquartile range).

**p values were calculated by Chi-squared test, Fisher’s exact test, or Kruskal-Wallis test, as appropriate.

Source: Prepared by the authors based on the study results.