Case Reports
Diabetic foot care assistants for the developing worldThe author discusses the need in the developing world for acredited diabetic foot care assistants.
Diabetic foot care training in developing countries: Addressing the skills shortageThe growing prevalence of diabetes is accompanied by increases in the number of diabetic complications, including those of the foot. This will especially affect developing countries, where the percentage of the population with diabetes is rapidly out-pacing...
Foot complications in people with diabetes: Experience with 105 Nigerian AfricansDiabetes is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (McLarty et al, 1990). As a single complication of diabetes, the diabetic foot is responsible for more hospitalisations than all other complications put together (Boulton, 1990) and...
The diabetic foot in Germany: Analysis of quality in specialised diabetic footcare centresCaring for people with diabetic foot ulcers requires both specialist skills and specialist care settings. In Germany, these parameters are required to be assessed according to the guidelines provided by the German Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (2003),...
The use of granulated sugar to treat two pressure ulcers
Wounds International, Vol 1; Issue 1This innovative case report presents the management of a patient with two infected pressure ulcers, one on the heel and one on the sacrum, using a granulated sugar dressing.
- The efficacy of Laplace's equation in calculating bandage pressure in venous leg ulcers VIEW PDF
Compression is generally considered to be the standard therapy for the treatment of venous leg ulcers. It controls oedema and supports venous blood flow to the heart. This article presents results from three studies comparing a new two-layer compression system...
- Identifying and managing acute infection VIEW PDF
This case study focuses on an acute foot infection in a patient with type 2 diabetes.
- Leg ulcer management in patients with chronic oedema VIEW PDF
Chronic oedema is a long-term condition that causes disruption to patients' lives and can be costly to treat if managed inappropriately. Leg ulcers in patients with chronic oedema occur more frequently than acknowledged by many healthcare professionals. Patients...
- Leg ulcer management: how addressing a patient's pain can improve concordance VIEW PDF
This case report focuses on a patient who had experience repeated episodes of leg ulceration over a period of five years. It explores the way her experience of pain affected concordance with treatment.
- Pressure ulcer prevention and management: using mattresses and cushions VIEW PDF
In order to prevent tissue ulceration in patients with primary or secondary care, staff must assess the patient's risk of pressure damage and match them with the appropriate pressure-relieving equipment to meet their needs. All patients within a secondary...
