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6 Key Steps to Preventing Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Amputations

February 20, 2014
By Dr. Mark Hinkes, DPM Twenty first century technology is helping people with diabetes to heal foot ulcers. An Australian colleague, for example, is developing an application that reminds people w...

6 Ways to Improve Patient Care with Personalized Medicine

February 23, 2017
Margaret Heale, RN, MSc, CWOCN "Personalized medicine" is apparently a new concept that has evolved from taking good family histories, then adding a genetic testing component. The idea is to help a...

A Case Study on the Combined Use of an Epidermal Autograft and NPWT

January 21, 2016
By Samantha Kuplicki, MSN, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, CWS, CWCN, CFCN This is the account of a patient case in which technology, clinician experience, and patient adherence converged to save a limb. ...

Amputation Prevention: Representation Matters

April 22, 2022
Benjamin Franklin famously stated, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This statement was made in reference to the importance of fire prevention in 18th century Philadelphia, but it apt...

Ankle-Brachial Index and Transcutaneous Oxygen Measurement Before Compression Therapy

February 26, 2014
By Lindsay D. Andronaco RN, BSN, CWCN, WOC, DAPWCA, FAACWS Patients who come in with venous insufficiency ulcers and lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) should be evaluated for compromised vasc...

Can Amputation be Palliative?

August 7, 2013
By Aletha Tippett MD In considering this question as to whether amputation can be palliative, let’s keep clear that these are two separate subjects that sometimes interact. It is key to always keep...

Combat Wound Management: An Overview

July 11, 2018
As a veteran of the U.S. Army, and having a grandfather who was a U.S. Army combat medic, I have always had an interest in combat wound care. Wound care has evolved immensely throughout the years in t...

Comprehensive Amputee Care: Not Such a New Concept

January 27, 2023
A limb salvage program aims to prevent major amputations and thus improve patients' quality of life and overall longevity. Despite the efforts of a multidisciplinary team approach, amputation preventi...

Diabetic Foot - Risk Factors and Prevention

April 19, 2013
By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS Diabetic foot ulceration can lead to significant morbidity and mortality and is probably one of the most-feared complications of diabetes. Loss of limb ...

How to Implement Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention

May 20, 2022
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are open sores or wounds caused by a combination of factors that include neuropathy (lack of sensation), poor circulation, foot deformities, friction or pressure, trauma, a...
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