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ReviewWorld journal of diabetes2014

Choice of wound care in diabetic foot ulcer: A practical approach.

Karakkattu Vijayan Kavitha, Shalbha Tiwari, Vedavati Bharat Purandare, Sudam Khedkar, Shilpa Sameer Bhosale, Ambika Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan

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Review in World journal of diabetes, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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64citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 177 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Karakkattu Vijayan KavithaKarakkattu Vijayan Kavitha, Podiatry Department, Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune 411021, India.
Shalbha TiwariKarakkattu Vijayan Kavitha, Podiatry Department, Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune 411021, India.
Vedavati Bharat PurandareKarakkattu Vijayan Kavitha, Podiatry Department, Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune 411021, India.
Sudam KhedkarKarakkattu Vijayan Kavitha, Podiatry Department, Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune 411021, India.
Shilpa Sameer BhosaleKarakkattu Vijayan Kavitha, Podiatry Department, Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune 411021, India.
Ambika Gopalakrishnan UnnikrishnanKarakkattu Vijayan Kavitha, Podiatry Department, Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune 411021, India.
Chellaram Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic foot ulcers are the consequence of multiple factors including peripheral neuropathy, decreased blood supply, high plantar pressures, etc., and pose a significant risk for morbidity, limb loss and mortality. The critical aspects of the wound healing mechanism and host physiological status in patients with diabetes necessitate the selection of an appropriate treatment strategy based on the complexity and type of wound. In addition to systemic antibiotics and surgical intervention, wound care is considered to be an important component of diabetic foot ulcer management. This article will focus on the use of different wound care materials in diabetic foot. From a clinical perspective, it is important to decide on the wound care material depending on the type and grade of the ulcer. This article will also provide clinicians with a simple approach to the choice of wound care materials in diabetic foot ulcer.

Indexed as

DebridementDiabetesFootTopicalWound

Identifiers

PMID25126400
PMCPMC4127589
OpenAlexW2128242409

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