Diabetic foot infection is a heavily dreaded complication of diabetes, frequently leading to prolonged hospi-talisation, disability and amputation 1-3. It usually occurs in, mostly long-standing, foot ulcers and is difficult to diagnose and notoriously demanding to treat 1-5. Diagnosis rests on meticulous clinical examination to identify local and/or systemic symptoms of inflammation 1,6,7. How...

Diabetes has proved itself a silent killer disease. Today in the world maximum numbers of the patients are suffering from this disease, and moreover they are passing through the associations of the complications too. In present study 50 cases of diabetic foot surgically managed has been studied at teaching institute in department of surgery. The limb was preserved in 35 out of 50 cases. 15 out ...

Foot ulcers are one of the main complications in diabetes mellitus, with a 15% life time risk in all diabetic patients. The problem and features are infection, ulceration, or gangrene. Neuropathy, poor circulation, and susceptibility to infection are the three major contributors to the development of diabetic foot; which when present, foot deformities or minor trauma can readily lead to ulcerat...

Neuropathic foot disease is commonly seen in clinical practice and is related primarily to the high and increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the western world. The treatment of diabetic ulcer can be divided into three stages: evaluation, healing, prevention. Based on the evaluation, foot ulceration in diabetic patients can be categorized as non-infected and infected. Non-infected and n...

In foot and ankle patients, the use of Kirschner wires is common, and the population in the typical foot and ankle practice has higher rates of comorbidities associated with infection. This study assessed national trends regarding the use of postoperative prophylactic antibiotic therapy in patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery treated with percutaneous Kirschner wires. Attending physicians...

Foot problems in patients with diabetes remain a major public health issue and are the commonest reason for hospitalization of patients with diabetes with prevalence as high as 25%. Ulcers are breaks in the dermal barrier with subsequent erosion of underlying subcutaneous tissue that may extend to muscle and bone, and superimposed infection is a frequent and costly complication. The pathophysio...

INTRODUCTION Deep diabetic foot lesions pose an enormous therapeutic problem. The purpose of this study was to present the experience of the use of vacuum assisted closure (VAC) in the treatment of advanced and complicated diabetic foot lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS Five cases of advanced diabetic foot that were treated with VAC were prospectively studied. Three patients were diagnosed with r...

BACKGROUND With antimicrobial resistance on the rise and few new agents in development, it is important to exercise prudent judgment when utilizing antimicrobials. The Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) is responsible for facilitating the appropriate use of antimicrobials at the institution. Restricted antimicrobials and select additional antimicrobials are monitored by the ASP team to det...