. 2020 Nov 30;15(11):e0242524. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242524

Table 3. Use of podiatry and nursing care allowances before and after hospitalisation for DFU or lower extremity amputation in 2010 and 2013.

Data from the SNIIRAM/SNDS database.

			Hospitalisation for LEA in 2010	Hospitalisation for DFU in 2010	Hospitalisation for LEA in 2013	Hospitalisation for DFU in 2013
Use of the outpatient podiatry allowance	During the 12 months preceding hospitalisation	% patients using the allowance	12	13	20	20
	During the 12 months preceding hospitalisation	Mean number of sessions for people using the allowance	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.9
	During the 12 months following hospitalisation^*	% patients using the allowance	19	19	28	26
	During the 12 months following hospitalisation^*	Mean number of sessions for people using the allowance	2.9	3.1	2.9	3.1
Use of the outpatient nursing care allowance	During the 12 months preceding hospitalisation	% patients using the allowance	42	45	49	50
	During the 12 months preceding hospitalisation	Mean number of sessions for people using the allowance	63	65	70	93
	During the 12 months following hospitalisation^*	% patients using the allowance	60	54	61	55
	During the 12 months following hospitalisation^*	Mean number of sessions for people using the allowance	96	104	93	102

* without hospitalisation for foot ulcer or amputation during the previous 12 months)

** among surviving patients not readmitted to hospital for amputation or foot ulcer

Abbreviations: DFU, diabetic foot ulcer; LEA, lower extremity amputation.