Debridement of invasive diabetic foot infections.
Diabetes pedal infections are too prevalent and will become more so as the numbers of diabetic patients increase. The goal is to prevent amputations or at least to remove as little of the foot as possible. Prompt surgical intervention and better diabetic pedal education will go a long way to achieving that goal.
Wallace
George F
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University Hospital-University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 150 Bergen Street, G-142, Newark, NJ 07103, USA. wallacgf@umdnj.edu
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003646:Debridement; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control
D001786:Blood Glucose