title: [Severity of purulent-necrotic process of the foot in diabetes mellitus].
abstract: The method of estimation of the diabetic foot syndrome severity, depending on its clinical form, stage, results of laboratory and instrumental investigations, was elaborated. Clinical usage of the method proposed permits to choose the optimal curative tactics, to lower the frequency of the lower extremity high amputation performance.
authors.forename: Zh A
authors.initials: ZhA
authors.lastname: Narchaev
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013492:Suppuration