Diabetic foot care accounts for a substantial proportion of healthcare expenditure in England, more than the combined cost of breast, prostate and lung cancers. Much of this expenditure arises through prolonged and severe ulceration (Diabetic Medicine)
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Effect of Intensive Glycemic Control on Risk of Lower Extremity Amputation
In type 2 diabetics, IGC was associated with a reduction in the risk for LEA. After 3.7 years of IGC there was an enduring protective effect against LEA. Improved glycemic control was a strong predictor of decreased risk for subsequent LEA. This study suggests that tight glycemic control, even over a short time period, has potential to reduce risk of limb loss (Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Association Between Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors and Lower Extremity Amputation Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Use of SGLT-2 inhibitors may be associated with increased risk of amputation compared with some oral treatments for type 2 diabetes. Further observational studies are needed with extended follow-up and larger sample sizes (JAMA Internal Medicine)
Diabetes-related amputations create considerable public health burden in the UK
There is a considerable public health and economic burden caused by diabetes-related amputations in England. More focussed research is needed with improved methods of estimating costs that would account for direct and indirect costs associated with diabetic amputation (Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice)
Diabetes-related major lower limb amputation incidence is strongly related to diabetic foot service provision and improves with enhancement of services: peer review of the South-West of England
Major diabetes-related lower limb amputation incidence is significantly inversely correlated with foot care services provision. Introduction of more effective service provision resulted in significant reductions in major amputation incidence within 2 years. Failure to improve unsatisfactory service provision resulted in continued high amputation incidence (Diabetic Medicine)
Risk Factors for Foot Amputation in Patients Hospitalized for Diabetic Foot Infection
Knowledge of these factors is critical to enable multidisciplinary teams to develop treatment plans for these patients so as to prevent the need for amputation (Journal of Diabetes Research)
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Does Not Reduce Indications for Amputation in Patients With Diabetes With Nonhealing Ulcers of the Lower Limb
HBOT does not offer an additional advantage to comprehensive wound care in reducing the indication for amputation or facilitating wound healing in patients with chronic DFUs (Diabetes Care)
Lower-extremity amputation as a marker for renal and cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with long standing type 1 diabetes
Patients with LEA have a higher risk of ESRD, myocardial infarction and cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality. Our results highlight the importance of LEA as a key-predictor for major vascular events and premature death in type 1 diabetic patients (Cardiovascular Diabetology)
A 5-Year Follow-up Study to Assess Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Diabetes Undergoing Lower Limb Angiography for Significant Peripheral Artery Disease
We found similar rates of amputation at 1 year for patients treated medically or revascularized. However, at 5 years, the amputation-free survival rate was markedly higher in revascularized patients compared to those medically managed (Diabetes Therapy)
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