Factores de riesgo y complicaciones de pie Diabético

Abstract

The present literature review study addresses the diabetic foot which is one of the mam chronic complications of diabetes mellitus type II, , also present infection, ulceration or destruction of the tissues of the foot of a person with diabetes mellitus whose prevalence worldwide is to 4 to 10%, in Latín America 14.8% and in Ecuador is the leading cause of death and amputations dueto several intrinsic and extrinsic factors, Therefore, the objective ofthis research is to analyze the risk factors and complications of diabetic foot by means of a systematic non-experimental technical methodology of scientific, updated and relevant bibliographic review on the mentioned topic, in order to correlate the scientific findings of the different bibliographic sources to generate a sufficiently argued discussion that will serve to update the knowledge about around this serious problem at national and intemational level.