Pre-hospital delay > 7 days independently predicts impaired wound healing in diabetic foot ulcer patients: a 3-year retrospective cohort study - Takeaways - MDSpire

Pre-hospital delay > 7 days independently predicts impaired wound healing in diabetic foot ulcer patients: a 3-year retrospective cohort study

  • By

  • Yue Zhang

  • Xinxiu Huang

  • Jing Li

  • Shaogang Ma

  • Bing Zhang

  • July 14, 2026

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    Delayed medical intervention exceeding 7 days significantly predicts poor wound healing in diabetic foot ulcer patients.

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    Patients receiving timely medical care (≤ 7 days) had less severe Wagner grades compared to those with delayed care (7–30 days).

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    Hypoalbuminemia was more prevalent in the delayed medical care group, affecting 62.7% compared to 40.8% in the timely group.

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    Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated a higher risk of non-healing in the delayed medical care group compared to the timely group.

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    Multivariate Cox regression identified delayed medical care and higher Wagner grade as independent predictors of impaired healing.

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Pre-hospital delay > 7 days independently predicts impaired wound healing in diabetic foot ulcer patients: a 3-year retrospective cohort study

  • by Yue Zhang, Xinxiu Huang, Jing Li, Shaogang Ma, Bing Zhang

  • July 14, 2026

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