Diabetic Foot Care Plan
Diabetes mellitus is the number one cause of limb loss in North America, and is associated with growing, unacceptable rates of morbidity, mortality and economic loss. Approximately 80% of these amputations are preceded by the development of foot ulceration. Various disciplines have studied the preve...
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| description | Diabetes mellitus is the number one cause of limb loss in North America, and is associated with growing, unacceptable
rates of morbidity, mortality and economic loss. Approximately 80% of these amputations are preceded by the development
of foot ulceration. Various disciplines have studied the
prevention and management of foot ulceration in those with
diabetes. The present care plan was constructed to incorporate the
important contributions from these disciplines into practical
therapeutic guidelines. The care plan has been divided into three
basic sections: assessment, general management and antibiotic
therapy. Each of these sections is described in detail and borrows
heavily from previous Canadian position papers. Application of the
care plan is illustrated by multiple diabetic foot clinical
scenarios, which have been categorized according to the Wagner
classification. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4a1c692323184164be69c2a4d5888c3e2025-02-03T06:01:45ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23322000-01-0111Suppl D15D21D10.1155/2000/684697Diabetic Foot Care PlanGordon Dow0The Diabetic Foot Care Plan Working GroupSection of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, The Moncton Hospital, 135 MacBeath Avenue, Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 6Z8, CanadaDiabetes mellitus is the number one cause of limb loss in North America, and is associated with growing, unacceptable rates of morbidity, mortality and economic loss. Approximately 80% of these amputations are preceded by the development of foot ulceration. Various disciplines have studied the prevention and management of foot ulceration in those with diabetes. The present care plan was constructed to incorporate the important contributions from these disciplines into practical therapeutic guidelines. The care plan has been divided into three basic sections: assessment, general management and antibiotic therapy. Each of these sections is described in detail and borrows heavily from previous Canadian position papers. Application of the care plan is illustrated by multiple diabetic foot clinical scenarios, which have been categorized according to the Wagner classification.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/684697 |
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