Table 6 Causes of death in diabetic foot ulcer patients treated with intralesional hrEGF
Cause | Number | Percent of all deaths | Rate (per 100 person-years) |
|---|---|---|---|
Cardiovascular disorders | 145 | 41.2% | 6.38% |
Acute myocardial infarct | 37 | 10.5% | 1.63% |
Stroke and its sequels | 33 | 9.4% | 1.45% |
Ischemic cardiopathy | 29 | 8.2% | 1.28% |
Cardiac failure | 18 | 5.1% | 0.79% |
Hypertensive cardiac disease | 9 | 2.6% | 0.40% |
Other: peripheral angiopathy (5); acute pulmonary edema (4); cardiac arrhythmias (4); cardiac arrest and cardiogenic shock (3); generalized atherosclerosis; non specified (2); abdominal aorta aneurism rupture (1) | 19 | 5.4% | 0.84% |
Other complications of diabetes | 60 | 17.0% | 2.64% |
Diabetic coma | 6 | 1.7% | 0.26% |
Diabetes mellitus with renal complications | 30 | 8.5% | 1.32% |
Diabetes mellitus with other complications | 13 | 3.7% | 0.57% |
Diabetic foot | 11 | 3.1% | 0.48% |
Respiratory disorders | 53 | 15.1% | 2.33% |
Pneumonia and bronchopneumonia | 49 | 13.9% | 2.16% |
Acute respiratory insufficiency | 4 | 1.1% | 0.18% |
Neoplasia: breast (8); prostate (3); colon (4); bladder (2); lung (3); peritoneum (2); pancreas (1); kidney (1); pharynx (1); spinal column (1); mouth (1); tumor of unknown behavior, encephalus, suptratentorial (1) | 28 | 8.0% | 1.23% |
Peripheral venous thrombosis and thromboembolism | 12 | 3.4% | 0.53% |
Amputations and other surgical complications | 12 | 3.4% | 0.53% |
Other causes: sepsis (8); upper digestive bleeding (4); gastroenteritis (2); liver cirrhosis (2); rheumatoid arthritis (1); viral encephalitis (not specified) (1); multiorgan failure (1); alcoholic hepatitis (1); prostate hyperplasia (1); accidents and traumatisms (2); sudden death (1) | 24 | 6.8% | 1.06% |
Unknown | 18 | 5.1% | |
Total | 352 | 15.50% |