title: Salvaging a diabetic foot: a new cost-effective method.
abstract: The method that we use has an initial cost (£ 150) and uses fewer materials for dressing daily than other methods. It is easy to use at the extremities and is effective in preventing amputation in some diabetics.
authors.affiliation: SEESHA – Medical Services, Karunya Rural Community Hospital, Karunyanagar, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. jgnanaraj@gmail.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gnanaraj
authors.forename: Danita
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gnanaraj
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003646:Debridement; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome