Surgical treatment of limb- and life-threatening infections in the feet of patients with diabetes and at least one palpable pedal pulse: Successes and lessons learnt

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 207-213

  Aragón Sánchez, Javier ^a   Lázaro Martínez, Jose L ^b   Hernández Herrero, Cristina ^c   Campillo Vilorio, Nalini ^d   Quintana Marrero, Yurena ^a   García Morales, Esther ^b   Hernández Herrero, Maria J ^a  

^a La Paloma Hospital   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c University Macarena Hospital   (Spain)

^d Hospital General de la Plaza de la Salud   (Dominican Republic)

Author keywords

diabetic foot; diabetic foot infections; foot ulcer; lower extremity amputation; osteomyelitis; peripheral arterial disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MINOR SURGERY; MUSCLE NECROSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PALPATION; PEDAL PULSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PULSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84055184259     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734611426364     Document Type: Review

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