diabetic foot infection
An audit of glycaemic control and impact on surgical outcomes among inpatients with critical limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI)
Introduction Chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI) is the most severe presentation of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and affects 1% of the population in the UK.1 PAD is a common disease among patients with diabetes mellitus,2 and the relative risk of PAD increases with increasing duration and severity of diabetes.3 As diabetes is a major driver of…
Read MoreModern Practice of Diabetic Foot Sampling, Protocols, Pathways, Treatments and Techniques: an audit of specimen transport time from theatre to laboratory for diabetic foot tissue (MODAMP 2)
Introduction The number of amputations secondary to diabetic foot infections continues to rise in the UK, with more than 185 diabetes-related amputations being carried out per week.1 The 5-year mortality rates of patients with diabetic foot ulceration, minor or major lower limb amputations as a result of diabetic foot infections are 30.5%, 46.2% and 56.6%,…
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