UNSPECIFIED, ed. Clinical practice guidelines: management of diabetic foot. 2nd ed. Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) . Malaysian Health Technology Assessment Section (MaHTAS), Putrajaya, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2173-61-8 (2018)
Abstract
Diabetic foot can be defined as infection, ulceration or destruction of tissues of the foot associated with neuropathy and/or peripheral arterial disease of people with diabetes mellitus (DM).1 About 80% of non-traumatic lower limb amputations in patients with diabetes are preceded by a foot ulcer. Around 50% of patients with diabetes die within five years of developing a foot ulcer, and up to 70% die within five years after an amputation.2 It also accounts for substantial health care resources. Thus, it is a major burden to the patient, carers and the healthcare system.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Keywords: | Diabetic foot, Foot tissue, Foot ulcer, Diabetics, Critical care nursing |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Health Sciences > Nursing |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Health Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Farleen Azrina Zamberi |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2022 04:11 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jun 2022 04:11 |
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