Footcare practices among Nigerian diabetic patients presenting with foot gangrene
Diabetes int. (Middle East/Afr. ed.)
;
18(2): 15-17, 2010. ilus
Article
in English
| AIM
| ID: biblio-1261181
ABSTRACT
Diabetic foot ulceration and gangrene is a major cause of morbidity andmortality. This study has examined potential preventive footcare practices in a cohort of diabetic patients presenting with foot gangrene. One hundred and two (102) diabetic emergencies presented during the study period. Diabetic foot gangrene accounted for 27 (26%) of these cases. There were 18 males and 9 females (MF = 21), with a mean age of 52+13 years. The mean duration of ulceration was 4±3 weeks and mean ulcergangrene interval was 1.2±0.5 weeks. Only 9 patients (33%) had been exposed to any form of footcare education, 15 patients (55%) treated their ulcers by unorthodox means, and 63% of the patients practiced no significant footcare. More widespread education and awareness is needed to prevent the continuing and serious problem of diabetic foot gangrene and consequent lower limb amputation
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Patients
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Diabetic Foot
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Physostigma
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Diabetes Complications
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Gangrene
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Amputation, Surgical
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Nigeria
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Afr. ed.)
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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