Osteomyelitis, diabetic foot ulcers and the role of the community nurse.
Br J Community Nurs
; 26(Sup6): S6-S9, 2021 Jun 01.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1262692
ABSTRACT
Community nurses face numerous challenges in both diagnosing and effectively treating their patients. The diabetic patient has complex needs requiring a holistic approach. With a reported increase in diabetic patients, and a possible decline in some routine screening following Covid-19 pandemic, complications in diabetic patients are likely to rise. It is estimated that 25% of diabetic patients will develop a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), with a reported 43% of DFU already infected at first presentation to a health professional. NICE categorise the level of infection in DFU based on standardised assessments such as SINBAD. A high categorised DFU has the possibility of osteomyelitis. It is imperative that osteomyelitis is treated immediately to achieve positive outcomes, benefitting the patients' health and wellbeing in addition to reducing the financial implications to the NHS.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Osteomyelitis
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Diabetic Foot
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Community Health Nursing
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Holistic Nursing
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Nurse's Role
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Br J Community Nurs
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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