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Medisan ; 22(3)mar. 2018. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-894691

ABSTRACT

Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal de 56 pacientes con diabetes mellitus, a quienes se le diagnosticó pie diabético, pertenecientes al área de salud del Policlínico Universitario Josué País García de Santiago de Cuba, desde enero hasta diciembre del 2016, a fin de determinar el costo-beneficio del tratamiento con Heberprot-P®. La aplicación de dicho tratamiento resultó beneficiosa, pues se logró la curación de todos los pacientes. Se concluyó que, a pesar del costo elevado que representa la aplicación del novedoso tratamiento, constituyó un beneficio significativo para los afectados, puesto que se evitó la aplicación de técnicas quirúrgicas costosas y las amputaciones; además, favoreció una mejor calidad de vida, se extendió la vida socialmente útil, disminuyeron los problemas desde el punto de vista social y una alta erogación de gastos en asistencia social


A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 56 patients with diabetes mellitus to whom diabetic foot was diagnosed, belonging to the health area of Josué País García University Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from January to December, 2016, in order to determine the cost-benefit of the treatment with Heberprot-P®. This treatment was beneficial, because the cure of all patients was achieved. It is concluded that, in spite of the high cost that represents the administration of the novel treatment, it constituted a significant benefit for those affected, since the use of expensive surgical techniques and the amputations were avoided; also, it favored a better life quality, the socially useful life was expanded, the problems decreased from the social point of view as well as the high expenditure of expenses in social care


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Humans , Male , Female , Cost-Benefit Analysis , Diabetic Foot/diagnosis , Diabetic Foot/drug therapy , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology , Primary Health Care , Recombinant Proteins/metabolism , Cross-Sectional Studies
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