Journal of Nursing & Care

Elroy Patrick Weledji

Publications

• Review Article
  The Diabetic Foot
  Author(s): Elroy Patrick Weledji and Pius FokamElroy Patrick Weledji and Pius Fokam
  
  Diabetic foot infections are a frequent clinical problem. About 50% of diabetic foot infections who have foot amputations die within five years. Properly managed most can be cured, but many patients needlessly undergo amputations because of improper diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. This approach along with vascular assessment help clinical decisions about which patients to hospitalize, which to send for imaging procedures or for whom to recommend surgical interventions. This paper reviewed the natural history of the diabetic foot and assessed the surgical impact of the Infectious Diseases Society of America clinical practice guideline- based care of diabetic foot infections. .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000234

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