title: [Use of CO2 laser in the treatment of suppurative-necrotic lesions of the foot in patients with diabetes mellitus].
abstract: The CO2 laser Skalpel-I was used in the treatment of pyonecrotic lesions of the foot in 57 patients with diabetes mellitus. Preliminary comparison of the results shows the method to be promising: the number of high amputations reduced from 34% to 19%, the mortality, from 17% to 6%. The authors conclude that introduction of laser techniques into clinical practice will lead to a decrease in the number of high amputations and will improve further rehabilitation of patients with diabetes mellitus and pyonecrotic complications in the lower limbs.
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Danil'iants
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Khazin
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Smakov
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Gorev
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000473:pathology; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005734:Gangrene / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009336:Necrosis; D013492:Suppuration
vernacular_title: Primenenie CO2-lazera pri lechenii gnoĭno-nekroticheskikh porazheniĭ stopy u bol'nykh sakharnym diabetom.