Diabetic ulcer foot
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Part 2 book "Wound care essentials - Practice principles" includes content: Pressure ulcers, venous disease and lymphedema management, arterial ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, sickle cell ulcers, surgical reconstruction of wounds, tube, drain and fistula management, atypical wounds, wounds in special populations, pressure ulcers in neonatal and pediatric populations, palliative wound care, wound gallery.
565p muasambanhan08 04-03-2024 6 1 Download
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Diabetic ulcers are complex wounds that require specialized care. Proper wound care is crucial to prevent amputation, and one effective treatment option is negative pressure wound therapy. However, the cost of negative pressure wound therapy can often be a barrier, making it difficult for caregivers and families to access.
5p vitiki 30-01-2024 6 2 Download
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The aim of this article is to analyze texts based on levels of scientific evidence, using a meta-analysis methodology through a systemic review. The search will be carried out using keywords that apply "larvatherapy", "diabetic foot", "ulcers", "debridement" and "nursing", focused on clinical practice by the nursing professional.
9p vikissinger 21-12-2023 3 1 Download
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Pyomyositis is a clinical condition classically associated with tropical climates, but there are an increasing number of reports in temperate climates. We present a diabetic patient, who presented with gastrointestinal symptoms and right foot ulcer. He was found to have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
5p viwhitewolf 03-07-2023 3 2 Download
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In recent years, the number of patients with ischemic skin ulcers due to diabetes mellitus and arteriosclerosis obliterans are increasing. Accordingly, endovascular therapy, drugs, and various wound dressings have been developed and applied to diabetic foot ulcers, and negative-pressure wound therapy, which often requires expensive and burdensome procedures for medical personnel, has also become popular.
4p videadpool 05-05-2023 2 2 Download
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Foot ulcers, a common complication of diabetes, can cause physical incapacity and are derived from several factors, including poor wound healing. New therapeutic strategies are needed to minimize this complication for the sake of patients’ health.
10p vicedric 08-02-2023 6 1 Download
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The aim of the research "Relationship between depression, quality of life and foot ulcer healing rates in type 2 diabetic (T2D) patients" was: To determine if there is a relationship between depressive symptoms and the healing time of DFUs; to determine if there is a relationship between depressive symptoms, severity of T2D and the healing time of a DFU; to determine if there is a relationship between depressive symptoms on the QoL amongst people with a DFU.
105p runthenight04 02-02-2023 5 1 Download
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The burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing in resource-poor settings leading to a rise in diabetic complications. Foot complications result in almost half of all hospital admissions among diabetic patients and may result in amputations or death. To investigate the sociodemographic, clinic-laboratory characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) in a clinical setting.
11p viporsche 28-10-2022 6 2 Download
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To characterize the Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), intima-media thickness (IMT) via Doppler ultrasound of the femoral vessels, and plasma homocysteine (Hcy) levels in patients with T2D at the National Hospital of Endocrinology
6p viwinter2711 18-10-2021 8 1 Download
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All diabetic neuroosteoarthropathy (Charcot arthropathy) treatment concepts are focused on a long-term infection-free, ulcer-free, and plantigrade sufficiently stable foot in order to avoid amputation. Reconstructive arthrodesis techniques for severe deformities are associated with high postoperative complication rates.
11p vioregon2711 22-02-2021 12 2 Download
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Diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) negatively affects foot and ankle function (strength and flexibility), which itself affects the daily physical activity and quality of life of patients. A physical therapy protocol aiming to strengthen the intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscles and increase flexibility may be a promising approach to improve lower-extremity function, prevent further complications, and improve autonomy for daily living activities in these patients.
12p vitennessee2711 01-02-2021 7 2 Download
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Accurate measurement of ankle dorsiflexion is important in both research and clinical practice as restricted motion has been associated with many foot pathologies and increased risk of ulcer in people with diabetes.
7p vitennessee2711 01-02-2021 13 2 Download
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The treatment of diabetic foot ulcers in this case is complex and multidisciplinary, and an interdisciplinary team is extremely beneficial. Case presentation: We performed the intervention on an old type 2 diabetes patient with poor health, whose left toes were severely necrotic.
6p vivermont2711 28-01-2021 10 2 Download
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In a retrospective study, conducted in Chennai (India), during 2005, a total of 104 bacterial isolates, obtained from 75 diabetic foot ulcer patients, revealed the presence of 9-bacterial species, namely, S. aureus, CONS spp, Streptococcus spp, Corynebacterium spp, Enterococcus spp, E. coli, Klebsiella spp, Proteus spp, and P. aeruginosa, in different percentages.
15p trinhthamhodang1215 23-09-2020 14 3 Download
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Diabetic foot is one of the serious complications associated with diabetes and affects quality of life in respective patients in all ages and races. Diabetes mellitus is a disorder that shares the phenotype of hyperglycaemia. The prevalence of diabetes depends on many etiological factors such as age, sex, heredity, diet, socio-economic conditions and physical activity, environmental factors, life style choices etc. Diabetes is multi factorial disease in which various factors act in complex manner.
6p trinhthamhodang7 31-08-2020 20 1 Download
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Diabetic foot ulcer is one of the dreaded complications of uncontrolled diabetic mellitus, leading to consequences like gangrene and amputation of foot. This study was conducted as an endeavor to scrutinise the major genera of bacteria which were in association with the infected diabetic foot ulcers and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern. This prospective analytical study included 100 samples from diabetic foot ulcer patients. Isolation and identification of organism were done based on standard laboratory technique.
7p chauchaungayxua6 26-06-2020 14 1 Download
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The infection of diabetic foot ulcer is a debilitating complication of long standing diabetes especially with resistant bacteria. The production of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) by gram negative bacteria is widely prevalent. This study was carried out to identify the prevalence, antimicrobial resistant pattern, ESBL production and the presence of TEM and SHV genes among ESBL producing Escherichia Coli.
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Diabetes Mellitus is a group of metabolic disorder in which there is increase in blood glucose over a prolonged period. Out of the complications, Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a major medical, social, and economic problems and is the leading cause of hospitalization for patients with diabetes. Escherichia coli, Proteus spp., Pseudomonas spp., Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus spp., are reported as frequent organism isolated from cases of diabetic foot infections.
15p angicungduoc4 26-04-2020 15 0 Download
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Diabetes and its concurrent complications impact a significant proportion of the population of the US and create a large financial burden on the American health care system. FDA-approved maggot debridement therapy (MDT), the application of sterile laboratory-reared Lucilia sericata (green bottle fly) larvae to wounds, is a cost-effective and successful treatment for diabetic foot ulcers and other medical conditions.
12p viuchiha2711 21-04-2020 14 1 Download
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After several exploratory and confirmatory clinical trials, the intralesional administration of human recombinant epidermal growth factor (hrEGF) has been approved for the treatment of advanced diabetic foot ulcers (DFU).
11p vienzym2711 03-04-2020 17 3 Download