Diabetic foot: an update

Universidad Médica Pinareña

Maria de la Caridad Casanova Moreno¹  Frank Otoniel Machado Ortiz²  Jessica Maria González Casanova³ 

[1] ;UCM Granma. Filial Bayamo;Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del RIo;

关键词: pie diabético;    angiopatías diabéticas;    calidad de vida;    promoción de la salud;    prevención primaria;    diabetic foot;    diabetic angiopathies;    quality of life;    health promotion;    primary prevention;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

A bibliographic review was carried out with the objective of describing the current state of diabetic foot treatment; citing 25 articles published in the indexes of Scielo, Lilacs, Redib and Medigraphic databases. The documents analyzed published relevant aspects of diabetic foot in people suffering from diabetes mellitus, its concept, epidemiology, quality of life, modified Wagner classification, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment including Heberprot-P; primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Education in the care of feet is essential to prevent this complication. It was concluded that diabetic foot is a severe cause of morbidity, disability and poor quality of life for diabetic people; a program that included strategies for the prevention, education, treatment of diabetic foot complications and monitoring of these diabetic people have proven to be effective in reducing the frequency of amputations.

【 授权许可】

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