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Area of Science:

  • Diabetology
  • Wound Care
  • Medical Informatics

Background:

  • Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) pose significant challenges in predicting poor prognostic outcomes.
  • Existing wound classification systems require validation and potential enhancement for clinical utility.
  • Outpatient settings necessitate efficient and accurate prognostic tools for DFU management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate and compare six International Working Group of the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF)-approved classification systems for DFU prognosis.
  • To propose modifications to existing systems to improve their performance and feasibility in outpatient settings.
  • To identify the most effective classification system for predicting adverse outcomes in a cohort of Iranian DFU patients.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective cohort study of 616 DFUs from 400 patients over six months.
  • Evaluation of six classification systems: Wagner, UTWCS, PEDIS/IDSA, SINBAD, WIFI, and DiaFORA.
  • Application of machine learning techniques (LASSO, random forest) with adjustment for key prognostic variables.

Main Results:

  • SINBAD and UTWCS demonstrated comparable and superior effectiveness in predicting DFU outcomes compared to other systems.
  • Modifications to the WIFI system, particularly in wound depth classification, significantly improved its predictive capability.
  • The enhanced WIFI system outperformed existing systems, including SINBAD and UTWCS, in predicting poor prognostic outcomes in an outpatient context.

Conclusions:

  • The SINBAD and UTWCS classification systems offer robust performance for predicting DFU outcomes in the studied sample.
  • A proposed modification to the WIFI system enhances its applicability and predictive accuracy for outpatient DFU management.
  • These findings support the refinement of classification tools for improved DFU patient care.