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Systematic reviews and infected diabetic foot ulcers

22 October 2003

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article reports work (still in progress) that aims to summarise evidence about the management of infected diabetic foot ulcers. Five linked systematic reviews...

Causes and management of leg and foot ulcers

21 July 2004

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article reviews the main causes of leg and foot ulcers and provides guidance for the assessment of patients with ulcers. Common treatments are reviewed in the...

Assessment and management of patients with diabetic foot ulcers

06 March 2013

Nursing Standard

Learning Zone

Diabetic neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes. Patients need to be informed of the effects of poorly managed diabetes and appropriate care to prevent...

Prevention and management of neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers

16 October 2013

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Peripheral neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes that can reduce patients’ quality of life, and is a major risk factor for foot ulceration and limb...

Preventing foot complications in people with diabetes mellitus

28 June 2019

Nursing Standard

Diabetes

‘Diabetic foot’ is a term used to describe a group of syndromes in which neuropathy and/or ischaemia lead to tissue breakdown and reduced resistance to infection in...

Charcot’s foot: a clinical update for emergency nurses

07 April 2020

Emergency Nurse

diabetes mellitus

Charcot neuropathy osteoarthropathy, known as Charcot’s foot, is a condition of the foot most frequently related to diabetes mellitus. It is associated with a high...

Innovations in managing at risk and deteriorating adult patients at home

12 March 2019

Primary Health Care

observations

This article describes innovations in the recognition and management of at risk and deteriorating adult patients at home. It details the development of a referral...

Diabetes mellitus: an overview of the types, symptoms, complications and management

28 October 2021

Nursing Standard

diabetes

The incidence of diabetes mellitus is rapidly increasing, and this condition often results in significant metabolic disease and severe complications. Nurses have a...

Foot ulcers in older people with diabetes mellitus: prevention and management

23 August 2023

Nursing Older People

diabetes

Foot ulcers in a person with diabetes mellitus can be life-changing and threaten the viability of their lower limb. As many as one in three people with diabetes...

Open AccessHeel pressure ulcers: understanding why they develop and how to prevent them

13 December 2021

Nursing Standard

Skin

Because of its anatomical location and the fact that it has no muscle or fascia and little subcutaneous tissue, the heel is highly vulnerable to pressure damage and...