Amputation-free limb survival in diabetic foot lesions: A Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Foot Lesions ◽  
Diabetic Foot Lesions

A Microbiological Study of Diabetic Foot Lesions

1985 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emyr W. Jones ◽  
Richard Edwards ◽  
Roger Finch ◽  
William J. Jeffcoate
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Microbiological Study ◽  
Foot Lesions ◽  
Diabetic Foot Lesions

scholarly journals DIABETIC FOOT AMPUTATION;

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (02) ◽  
pp. 302-307
Author(s):  
Naveed Akhtar ◽  
Sultan Ahmed ◽  
Hassan Mahmood Tabassum ◽  
Sadaf Lanjar
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Nephropathy ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Surgical Department ◽  
Foot Complications ◽  
Qualitative Variables ◽  
Foot Lesions ◽  
Diabetic Foot Lesions

Introduction: Diabetic foot lesions have remained a major cause of morbidity inpatients with kidney failure. Foot complications are more than twofolds in diabetic nephropathypatients, and the rate of amputation is 6 to 10 times higher in diabetic nephropathy patientsin comparison to the general diabetic population. Objectives: To determine the frequencyof diabetic nephropathy in patients undergoing diabetic foot amputation. Study Design:Observational cross-sectional study. Setting: Surgical Department Unit-II, Sheikh ZayedMedical College and Hospital Rahim Yar khan. Material and Methods: The duration of thestudy was 2 years from Dec-2013 to Dec-2015. A total number of 73 patients were includedin this study. Patients who were admitted to the department of surgery for amputation of thefoot or the leg having the history of diabetes regardless of their age and sex were selectedfor this study. Data analyses were carried out using SPSS Version17 software. Quantitativevariables were presented as Mean and standard deviations. Frequency and percentages werecomputed for qualitative variables. Results: The mean age of the patients was 57.51±7.61years. Out of 73 cases, there were 43(58.9%) males and 30 (41.1%) females. Previous historyof amputation was observed in 26 (35.62%) cases, 48 (65.75%) patients were hypertensive.Out of 73 patients, Forty (54.79%) had controlled diabetes and 33 (45.21%) had uncontrolleddiabetes. Twenty seven patients (36.99%) were diagnosed for diabetic nephropathy. Theincidence of nephropathy was high in patients with advancing age. This incidence was in 26(56.62%) patients with age 51 to 60 years and 18 (39.13%) in patients having age more than 60years. Conclusions: Lower extremity amputations are strongly associated with nephropathy indiabetic patients. It is very important to check and improve the renal function in patients withdiabetic foot ulcers who are hypertensive, increasing age and long duration of DM to preventlower limb amputations.

scholarly journals The Complexity of Diabetic Foot Management: From Common Care to Best Practice. The Italian Expert Opinion by Delphi Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabetta Salutini ◽  
Enrico Brocco ◽  
Roberto Da Ros ◽  
Luca Monge ◽  
Luigi Uccioli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Judgment ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Diabetes Complications ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Foot Lesions ◽  
Diabetic Foot Lesions ◽  
Wound Bed Preparation ◽  
Leg Amputation

Diabetic foot is a major public health issue, driven by diabetes complications (neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, foot deformity, and abnormal leucocyte function), which may lead to leg amputation, thus resulting in severe disability, reduced quality of life, and high health costs. The prevention of diabetes complications and the early detection and proper management of diabetic foot wounds are the milestones to avoid major amputations. Unfortunately, in many areas, the prevention of diabetic foot lesions is inadequate and wounds may proceed toward infection and chronicity, with limb- and life-threatening results. Using the Delphi method, we conducted a survey on diabetic foot among Italian experts, selected across different Italian clinical centers. This method was used to achieve a consensus on current opinion and clinical leanings on the diagnosis and management of diabetic foot ulcers. Specifically, the aim of the survey was to evaluate the current management of the diabetic foot syndrome; highlight the differences in the approach among a group of experts; evaluate the role of wound bed preparation and antisepsis; and discuss any areas of disagreement in which evidences are sparse and the clinical judgment plays a crucial role in the decision-making process.

Opportunistic Pathogens in Diabetic Foot Lesions

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank L. Bowling ◽  
Sanjay U. Dissanayake ◽  
Edward B. Jude
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Opportunistic Pathogens ◽  
Foot Lesions ◽  
Diabetic Foot Lesions

Causes of diabetic foot lesions

The Lancet ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 366 (9498) ◽  
pp. 1675-1676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilma Urbancic-Rovan
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Foot Lesions ◽  
Diabetic Foot Lesions

Regional differences in risk factors and clinical presentation of diabetic foot lesions

2004 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Morbach ◽  
J. K. Lutale ◽  
V. Viswanathan ◽  
J. Mollenberg ◽  
H. R. Ochs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Foot Lesions ◽  
Diabetic Foot Lesions

scholarly journals Calcium Alginate (C12H14CaO12)n Value in the Cicatrisation of Diabetic Foot Lesions

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 254-260
Author(s):  
Dorel Firescu ◽  
Laura Rebegea ◽  
Georgiana Bianca Constantin ◽  
Corina Palivan Manole ◽  
Raul Mihailov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Calcium Alginate ◽  
Average Duration ◽  
Foot Ulcers ◽  
Diabetic Mellitus ◽  
Clinical Hospital ◽  
Foot Lesions ◽  
Diabetic Foot Lesions

The present article explores the usage of calcium alginate in the actual management of diabetic mellitus foot ulcers. A retrospective study was performed on 305 cases of patients with diabetic mellitus foot diagnostic, admitted to Surgery Clinic II of �Sf. Ap. Andrei� Emergency Clinical Hospital, Galati, in the period between 1st October 2015 and 31st October 2019, for which calcium alginate dressings had been used. Calcium alginate (C12H14CaO12)n dressings had been applied to all patients from the series (n=305), with favorable evolution in 97.7 % cases, the dressing being replaced at 48 hours and the average duration for injury�s healing oscillating from 21 up to 50 days.

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