Treatment of the diabetic foot – Related resources
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Cochrane reviews
- Negative pressure wound therapy may be more effective in healing post-operative foot wounds and ulcers of the foot in people with diabetes mellitus compared with moist wound dressings .
- There may be no difference in the effects of hydrocolloid wound dressings compared to other types of dressings or a topical cream containing plant extracts in healing diabetic foot ulcers .
- There are no randomised trials or controlled clinical trials to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of dressings and topical agents containing silver for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers .
- Adjunctive granulocyte-colony stimulating factors (G-CSF) treatment in people with diabetic foot infection appears to reduce the need for surgical interventions, including amputations. It may also improve infection status .
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- Boulton AJ, Armstrong DG, Albert SF et al. Comprehensive foot examination and risk assessment: a report of the task force of the foot care interest group of the American Diabetes Association, with endorsement by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Diabetes Care 2008;31(8):1679-85.
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