Endocrine Abstracts

Prediction of amputation would aid clinicians in the management of the diabetic foot infections. We aimed to assess the predictability of baseline and early post-treatment levels of acute phase reactants on the outcome of patients with diabetic foot infections.In this study, we included patients with infected diabetic foot ulcers who were hospitalized in Dokuz Eylul University Hospital between January 2003 and January 2008, of which data were collected p...

Background: Prediction of diabetic foot ulcer outcome might be helpful for clinicians in optimizing individual treatment strategy. The aim of the present study was to determine potential benefits of easily assessed clinical and laboratory factors at baseline in the prediction of the outcome in patients with diabetic foot ulcers.Methods: In this observational study, data was collected prospectively in 670 consecutive diabetic foot ulcer episodes in 510 pa...

Introduction: It is widely recognized that a multidisciplinary team is effective in the management diabetic foot ulcers. Contrary to developed countries, multidisciplinary diabetic foot care teams and/or clinics have not been constructed in most centres in developing countries. The aim of this study was to present our data regarding amputations rates and profiles before and after starting the Dokuz Eylul University multidisciplinary diabetic foot care team.<p class="abstex...