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- Presenter Prof. Dr. Alberto Piaggesi
- Event DFSG 2009 congress, Bled
- Podcast nr 026
- Length 22:40
Diabetic foot (DF) is the most frequent chronic complication in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, affecting up to 25% of patients at least once in their life and the most frequent cause of non traumatic lower extremity amputation. Ulceration in the foot precedes an amputation in 85% of the cases, so that their correct management is essential to prevent the limb loss.
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- Presenter Prof. Dr. Michael Schintler
- Event DFSG congress 2009, Bled
- Podcast nr 025
- Length 10:22
Introduction: Neuropathic ulcers or minor trauma often lead to severe or limb threatening infections in diabetics. Main principle of infection surgery has always been radical debridement. "Ubi pus, ibi evacua", often cited in medicine is not enough. All necrotic and infected tissue should be resected in case of limb or life threatening infections. Infection control can be difficult or even impossible in case of insufficient debridement or persistence of bacteria.
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- Presenter Prof. Alberto Piaggesi (on behalf of Ms. Stella Vig)
- Event DFSG congress 2009, Bled
- Podcast nr 024
- Length 10:15
Cost effectiveness in diabetic feet: Your responsibility!
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are one of the most demanding complications of diabetes. The prevalence of diabetes is increasing exponentially and major amputations remain high cost to patients with loss of independence and life. It has important effects on quality of life and poses important demands on the health care system in terms of manpower and costs.
