Browsing by Subject "diabetic foot"
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The diabetic foot in end stage renal disease
(2007)Diabetic foot lesions remain a major cause of morbidity in patients with renal failure, especially those on dialysis. Foot complications are encountered at a more than twofold frequency in diabetic patients with end-stage ... -
Epidermal growth factor in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers: An update
(2012)Management of diabetic foot ulcers remains a rather challenging task. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) plays a central role in wound healing. It acts on epithelial cells and fibroblasts promoting restoration of damaged ... -
Factors Associated with Ulcer Healing and Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer
(2017)A prospective nonrandomized cohort study on consecutive diabetic patients with foot ulcer was undertaken to assess the factors associated with the healing process or limb salvage and evaluate the impact of their treatment ... -
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The role of hemodynamic measurements in the management of venous and ischemic ulcers
(2007)There is a need for quantitative investigations in the vascular laboratory to manage lower extremity ulcers. The majority of leg ulcers are of venous (45%-60%) or arterial origin (10%-20%). Despite the increasing complexity ... -
The Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
(2012)Diabetic foot ulcers are still extremely difficult to heal. Therefore, therapeutic options to improve healing rates are continuously being explored. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has been used in addition to standard treatment ... -
Synergistic antimicrobial activity of supplemented medical-grade honey against pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation and eradication
(2020)Biofilms hinder wound healing. Medical-grade honey (MGH) is a promising therapy because of its broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and the lack of risk for resistance. This study investigated the inhibitory and eradicative ... -
Validation of the Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) questionnaire and its correlation with visual analog pain scales in Greek population
(2015)Introduction One of the diagnostic tools of neuropathetic pain (NP) relies on screening questionnaires including the Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) questionnaire. Aim To apply and validate the ...