Aims The aim of our study was to estimate the overall rate of first hospitalizations for diabetic foot (DF) regardless of the out- come in amputations, as well as the mortality rate with their determinants in the period 2012–2016 in Piedmont Region in Italy. Methods The study included all the subjects registered in the Regional Diabetes Registry and alive as at January 1, 2012. DF cases were identified by record linkage with the regional hospital discharge database. Incident cases of diabetic foot were followed up for mortality … read more