Lower limb amputation and how to reduce risk of this avoidable event
Amputation is not an inevitable progression of lower limb pathology in people with diabetes, and nurses can be central to improving outcomes – if they are understand the risks and know about the preventive action to take
Almost 4.1 million people in the UK are registered as having diabetes – a figure that has almost doubled in the past 15 years.
Nursing Standard.
38, 1, 57-60.
doi: 10.7748/ns.38.1.57.s16
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