Postoperative healing in the diabetic foot is impacted by discharge destination

Is the foot elevation the optimal position for wound healing of a diabetic foot?

In managing diabetic foot ulcers, foot elevation has generally been recommended to reduce oedema and prevent other sequential problems. However, foot elevation may decrease tissue oxygenation of the foot more than the dependent position since the dependent position is known to increase blood flow within the arterial system. In addition, diabetic foot ulcers, which have peripheral vascular insuf...

Prediction of healing for postoperative diabetic foot wounds based on early wound area progression.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the probability of wound healing based on percentage of wound area reduction (PWAR) at 1 and 4 weeks in individuals with large, chronic, nonischemic diabetic foot wounds following partial foot amputation. METHODS Data from a 16-week randomized clinical trial (RCT) of 162 patients were analyzed to compare outcomes associated with negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) del...

Healing ulcers and preventing their recurrences in the diabetic foot

Fifteen percent of people with diabetes develop an ulcer in the course of their lifetime. Eighty-five percent of the major amputations in diabetes mellitus are preceded by an ulcer. Management of ulcers and preventing their recurrence is important for the quality of life of the individual and reducing the cost of care of treatment. The main causative factors of ulceration are neuropathy, vascul...

Advances in infections and wound healing for the diabetic foot: the die is cast.

self ‑ care planning on diabetic foot healing

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