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Journal of Nursing & Care

ISSN: 2167-1168

Open Access

Pius Fokam


Cameroon

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  • 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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