scholarly journals Associated risk factors and management of chronic diabetic foot ulcers exceeding 6 months’ duration

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 18980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Gubara Musa ◽  
Mohamed E. Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Foot Ulcers ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcers ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

scholarly journals Risk Factors Associated with Amputation-Free Survival in Patient with Diabetic Foot Ulcers

2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 1373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Hun Won ◽  
Chin Youb Chung ◽  
Moon Seok Park ◽  
Taeseung Lee ◽  
Ki Hyuk Sung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Foot Ulcers ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcers ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals Toward Machine-Learning-Based Decision Support in Diabetes Care: A Risk Stratification Study on Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Amputation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeinab Schäfer ◽  
Andreas Mathisen ◽  
Katrine Svendsen ◽  
Susanne Engberg ◽  
Trine Rolighed Thomsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
National Registry ◽  
Registry Data ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Machine Learning Techniques ◽  
Foot Ulcers ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcers ◽  
Patients With Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus is associated with serious complications, with foot ulcers and amputation of limbs among the most debilitating consequences of late diagnosis and treatment of foot ulcers. Thus, prediction and on-time treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are of great importance for improving and maintaining patients' quality of life and avoiding the consequent socio-economical burden of amputation. In this study, we use Danish national registry data to understand the risk factors of developing diabetic foot ulcers and amputation among patients with diabetes. We analyze the data of 246,705 patients with diabetes to assess some of the main risk factors for developing DFU/amputation. We study the socioeconomic information and past medical history of the patients. Factors, such as low family disposable income, cardiovascular disorders, peripheral artery, neuropathy, and chronic renal complications are among the important risk factors. Mental disorders and depression, albeit not as pronounced, still pose higher risks in comparison to the group of people without these complications. We further use machine learning techniques to assess the practical usefulness of such risk factors for predicting foot ulcers and amputation. Finally, we outline the limitations of working with registry data sources and explain potentials for combining additional public and private data sources in future applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the prediction of diabetic foot ulcers and amputation.

scholarly journals Preulcerous Risk Situation in Diabetic Foot Syndrome: Proposal for a Simple Ulcer Prevention Score

2020 ◽  
pp. 193229682092259
Author(s):  
Stephan Kress ◽  
Helmut Anderten ◽  
Anja Borck ◽  
Guido Freckmann ◽  
Lutz Heinemann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Foot Ulcer ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcer ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Diabetic Foot Syndrome ◽  
Foot Ulcers ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcers ◽  
Prevention Measures

Background: Preulcerous risk situations in patients with diabetes are often undiagnosed and care administered too late. Even with regular medical check-ups and status documentation, foot examinations have not been given enough attention. Diagnosing an individual patients’ risk of developing diabetic foot ulcers may increase vigilance for diabetic foot syndrome (DFS), and the appropriate prevention measures matching the risk involved may prevent the emergence of diabetic ulcers. The classical DFS risk factors are well established and have been extensively covered in the literature; however, there is a lack of efficient screening tools that could be used for a rapid assessment of diabetic foot ulcer risk. Methods: A methodical literature search was conducted to assess relevant publications for the preparation of a simple risk score for amputation related to diabetic foot ulcer. We then analyzed the risk factors for predictive value as odds ratios in foot ulcers and/or amputation. We used the available data to deduce a mean value to reflect the authors’ consensus. Results: In view of the current literature on the matter, we have developed a semi-quantitative scoring system using just a few items to allow rapid and visual risk assessment for diabetic foot ulcers alongside recommendations for prevention and a sensible follow-up strategy to match the risk. Conclusion: This relatively simple score enables rapid risk classification for patients that can ease the way for both physicians and patients in gaining an insight into individual risk situations. The score provides more effective preventative measures for high-risk patients against future complications.

Effect of Exercise on Risk Factors of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuyuan Liao ◽  
Ruopeng An ◽  
Fang Pu ◽  
Stephanie Burns ◽  
Sa Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Foot Ulcers ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcers

scholarly journals Harnessing Digital Health Technologies to Remotely Manage Diabetic Foot Syndrome: A Narrative Review

Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 377
Author(s):  
Bijan Najafi ◽  
Ramkinker Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Foot Ulcer ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcer ◽  
Foot Ulcers ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcers ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
Foot Disease

About 422 million people worldwide have diabetes and approximately one-third of them have a major risk factor for diabetic foot ulcers, including poor sensation in their feet from peripheral neuropathy and/or poor perfusion to their feet from peripheral artery disease. The current healthcare ecosystem, which is centered on the treatment of established foot disease, often fails to adequately control key reversible risk factors to prevent diabetic foot ulcers leading to unacceptable high foot disease amputation rate, 40% recurrence of ulcers rate in the first year, and high hospital admissions. Thus, the latest diabetic foot ulcer guidelines emphasize that a paradigm shift in research priority from siloed hospital treatments to innovative integrated community prevention is now critical to address the high diabetic foot ulcer burden. The widespread uptake and acceptance of wearable and digital health technologies provide a means to timely monitor major risk factors associated with diabetic foot ulcer, empower patients in self-care, and effectively deliver the remote monitoring and multi-disciplinary prevention needed for those at-risk people and address the health care access disadvantage that people living in remote areas. This narrative review paper summarizes some of the latest innovations in three specific areas, including technologies supporting triaging high-risk patients, technologies supporting care in place, and technologies empowering self-care. While many of these technologies are still in infancy, we anticipate that in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic and current unmet needs to decentralize care for people with foot disease, we will see a new wave of innovations in the area of digital health, smart wearables, telehealth technologies, and “hospital-at-home” care delivery model. These technologies will be quickly adopted at scale to improve remote management of diabetic foot ulcers, smartly triaging those who need to be seen in outpatient or inpatient clinics, and supporting acute or subacute care at home.

Extended leg infection of diabetic foot ulcers: risk factors and outcome

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 440-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.M. Adam ◽  
S.M. Mahmoud ◽  
S.I. Mahadi ◽  
A.H. Widatalla ◽  
M.A.G. Shawer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Foot Ulcers ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcers
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