Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Acute foot disease is a serious, multifactorial complication of diabetes associated with a substantial risk of limb loss and mortality Prompt surgical evaluation and appropriate intervention are critical to prevent limb loss and progression to sepsis/death International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines should be used to stratify severity Empirical, broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics should be started immediately Severe diabetic foot infection poses a significant threat to life and limb that where indicated requires immediate surgical intervention
Source: British journal of surgery
DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znae226
Authors: Amy Jones, Robert Hinchliffe
Institutions: North Bristol NHS Trust, University of Bristol
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4402758743