[Comprehensive care for diabetic patients with diabetic foot syndrome].
The author presents a definition of diabetic foot syndrome and its various classifications. Presented are its epidemiology and the risk factors of its development. Management of this condition is demanding with respect to medical as well as economic resources and thus prevention is at the forefront. However, should this condition develop in a patient, specialised care becomes equally important. Care for a patient with diabetic foot syndrome is as complex as are the underlying causes of this condition. Management requires attention of a specialized team of experts, led and coordinated by a diabetologist-podiatrist. Therapy includes diabetes control, weight reduction, infection therapy, revascularisation and, alternatively, conservative treatment of lower limb ischemia, surgery, wound healing and local therapy as well as nutritional care. The author only discusses the areas of management that are not a subject to separate papers.
Olsovský
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Diabetologické centrum II. interní klinika Lékarské fakulty MU a FN u sv. Anny Brno. jindrich.olsovsky@fnusa.cz
D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic