Diabetes Canada Chapter 32: Foot Care

Zusammenfassung

KEY MESSAGES: Key Messages Lower extremity complications are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in people with diabetes. The treatment of foot ulcers in people who have diabetes requires an interprofessional approach that addresses glycemic control, infection, off-loading of high-pressure areas, lower-extremity vascular status and local wound care. Antibiotic therapy is not required for uninfected neuropathic foot ulcers. Proprietary adjunctive wound dressings and technologies, including a

Kerninformationen

gs or feet, see your health-care provider or foot specialist right away. Introduction Foot complications are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in people who have diabetes, and contribute to increased health care use and costs (1-7) . People with diabetes who have peripheral neuropathy and per...

rade 0, skin intact; Grade 1, superficial ulcer; Grade 2, ulcer extending to tendon, capsule or bone; Grade 3, deep ulcer with osteomyelitis or abscess; Grade 4, gangrene of toes or forefoot; Grade 5, gangrene of midfoot or hindfoot. The University of Texas Diabetic Wound Classification System has b...

rast arteriography, magnetic resonance angiography and computed tomographic angiography, but these studies may be complicated by contrast-induced renal failure or gadolinium-associated nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (31-35) . Consultation with a specialist in vascular medicine or surgery should be un...

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