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Diabetic foot ulcers

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1. Cleansing diabetic foot wounds: Tap water or saline?

   There is an ongoing debate in the healthcare profession regarding wound cleansing with common tap water: is it safe for use, or should sterile saline be the only option? The impact of poor cleansing choices by healthcare professionals can have serious consequences...
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   Diabetic foot care in mainland China

   Diabetes is a major non-communicable disease worldwide. There are now some 40 million people with diabetes – and a similar number with impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance – in mainland China alone (China News, 2008). Among those with...
3. Incidence and location of diabetic foot ulcer recurrence

   There is currently a gap in the literature regarding the specific details of the location on the foot of recurrent diabetic foot ulcers. The authors conducted a 6-month study of people who presented with diabetic foot ulcer recurrence to a foot clinic in Malta....
4. Prevalence of diabetic foot complications in the West of Ireland: A pilot study

   The incidence of diabetic foot complications in the Republic of Ireland is not known. A cross-sectional pilot study was undertaken to identify the prevalence of diabetic foot complications in a primary care setting in the west of Ireland, and to inform the...
5. TNP and a silver foam dressing to reduce bioburden in a chronic diabetic foot ulcer

   Diabetic foot wounds are challenging to manage and can be costly to the person with diabetes and the healthcare system. The colonisation of a diabetic foot wound can lead to infection, a frequent precursor to amputation. Here, the authors report the use of...
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   Managing a neuropathic diabetic foot ulcer in rural Australia
   Wounds International, Vol 1; Issue 2

   This case study highlights some of the issues involved in managing a patient with a neuropathic diabetic foot ulcer in rural Australia, and explores the importance of concordance, patient and healthcare professional education and a multidisciplinary team/clinic...
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   Postoperative management of a diabetic foot ulcer in Saudi Arabia
   Wounds International, Vol 1; Issue 2

   This case study focuses on the postoperative care of a man with a diabetic foot ulcer. It describes the wide-ranging effects that foot ulceration can have on psychological and social wellbeing, and emphasises the need for multidisciplinary care.
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   Diabetic foot care assistants for the developing world

   The author discusses the need in the developing world for acredited diabetic foot care assistants.
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   Foot complications in people with diabetes: Experience with 105 Nigerian Africans

   Diabetes 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...
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    The diabetic foot in Germany: Analysis of quality in specialised diabetic footcare centres

    Caring 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),...