نتایج جستجو برای: diabetic foot ulceration
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BACKGROUND Diabetic foot ulceration is receiving more attention because of its high amputation and mortality rate. It is essential to establish the frequency of amputations in people with diabetes after any change to the management of diabetic foot care. The present study aim to compare the frequency of lower-extremity amputations in patients with diabetes foot ulcer over a ten-year period. M...
PURPOSE To provide information about the use of infrared skin thermometry for routine wound care practice and patient high-risk diabetic foot self-monitoring. TARGET AUDIENCE This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. OBJECTIVES After participating in this educational activity, the participant will be able to:1. Describe...
Thermography is being increasingly appreciated as a further modality contributing to the early detection of incipient tissue damage predisposing to diabetic foot ulceration in selected high-risk patients. Among currently available modalities, liquid crystal thermography and infrared thermography have been most widely used. The former is effective, but its main limitation is low sensitivity. The...
OBJECTIVE To examine the relationships among muscle weakness, foot deformities, and peroneal and tibial nerve conduction velocity in diabetic and nondiabetic men. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A neuropathic and foot evaluation was undertaken in 10 nondiabetic control subjects (group C) and in 36 consecutive diabetic patients attending Diabetes Centre clinics, including 10 diabetic control subje...
BACKGROUND The peripheral complications of diabetes mellitus remain a significant risk to lower-limb morbidity. In New Zealand, risk of diabetes, comorbidity and lower-limb amputation are highly-differential between demographic groups, particularly ethnicity. There is growing and convincing evidence that the use of pedobarography - or plantar pressure measurement - can usefully inform diabetic ...
BACKGROUND Although Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with high rates of diabetic foot complications, there are only limited data concerning mortality among such a high risk group. Therefore, the main aim of the current study was to assess all-cause mortality and its related predictors among diabetic patients with and without di...
Background: In India, diabetic ulcers constitute up to 10% of diabetes related hospital admission; and the prevalence is 2.4% in rural 12-17% urban. The risk losing limb 25 times higher than other illness. Foot disorders like ulceration, infection, gangrene are leading causes hospitalization patients with milletus India. Methods: This a prospective study conducted on 100 above 18 years age havi...
Objective The objective of this study was to elaborate patient’s views of diabetic foot care within the Jordanian healthcare system. Design A qualitative approach with unstructured face‐to‐face interviews was used in this study. Setting Participants were recruited from six hospitals throughout Jordan plus a university affiliated healthcare centre. Subjects Seven patients with diabetes and suffe...
BACKGROUND Amongst the many identified mechanisms leading to diabetic foot ulceration, ill-fitting footwear is one. There is anecdotal evidence that people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy wear shoes that are too small in order to increase the sensation of fit. The aim of this study was to determine whether people with diabetic sensory neuropathy wear appropriate length footwear. METHODS A...
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most critical health conditions around the world, not only in terms of the number of affected people, disability, and premature mortality, but also in regards to the health care costs involved in controlling and treating its complications. Among the most constant ailments the diabetic patient suffers is the diabetic foot, defined as any infection, ulceration, and...
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