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Surgical management of diabetic foot infections and amputations.(2.6 Ce)

Article from: AORN Journal Article date: May 1, 2008 Author: Zgonis, Thomas; Stapleton, John J.; Girard-Powell, Valerie A.; Hagino, Ryan T.

The incidence of diabetes with foot complications has risen significantly during the past decade? (1-6) Severe diabetic foot infections include, but are not limited to, necrotizing fasciitis, gas gangrene, ascending cellulitis, compartment syndrome, and infection with systemic toxicity or metabolic instability. A severe diabetic foot infection has approximately a 25% risk of ultimately requiring a major lower extremity amputation. (1-13) For this reason, surgery should be coordinated among an established multidisciplinary team ...

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