Management of Diabetic Foot Complications
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-05831-8 (ISBN)
This heavily revised second edition of this essential text address the challenges of treating foot complications associated with diabetes, which is presently a major challenge for societies the world over with many patients not receiving adequate care. The work is divided into prevention and early management, management of major complications, prevention of recurrence and how to structure a team. Authors include experienced podiatrists, nurses and doctors, all of whom currently work in the field of diabetes foot care. Emphasis is placed in each area on how to practically apply the content covered to solve clinical problems that can be encountered on a day-to-day basis. New topics covered in this edition include how to avoid litigation, metrics for defining success along with the role of regional networks and how data should be collected
Management of Diabetic Foot Complications, Second Edition comprehensively covers how to treat these complications in diabetic patients. Therefore, it is a valuable resources for anyone responsible for the care of people with diabetes who may be at risk of developing foot complications.
Cliff Shearman is Emeritus Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Southampton. Previously he was a Consultant Vascular Surgeon for 26 years, initially in Birmingham and then in Southampton and Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Southampton. His research interests focus on factors that lead to diabetic vascular disease and how to improve the clinical outcomes for people with diabetes. Cliff Shearman was a Clinical Service Director and Associate Medical Director in the University Hospital Southampton. During this time Vascular Services moved sites and expanded to cover the Isle of Wight, Winchester and Portsmouth as well as Southampton. At a National Level Cliff was President of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland and was one of the team that separated Vascular Surgery from General Surgery leading to a new speciality, centralisation of services and a new training programme for Vascular Surgeons. These changes have been associated with dramatic improvements in outcomes for patients. Cliff continues to work to help improve outcomes for people who have diabetes and develop complications affecting their feet, a common cause of amputation in the UK. He is a member of the National Diabetes Foot Audit Steering Group and the Specialist Vascular Clinical Reference Group for commissioning. He is currently Vice President, a member of the Council and Trustee of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Council lead for Learning and Assessment. Patrick Chong qualified from Barts & The London School of Medicine in 1993 and started his surgical training at the Hammersmith, Chelsea & Westminster and the Royal Brompton Hospitals. He was Clinical Research Fellow in Vascular Surgery at Imperial College London, winning the European Society of Vascular Surgery Young Investigator prize in 2000. For his research, he was awarded the Royal Society of Medicine Glaxo Travelling Fellowship to the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston in 2001 and to the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore in 2002. Upon finishing his Higher Surgical Training on the South East Thames rotation at Kings College Hospital in London in 2006, he completed a fellowship in Endovascular Surgery at St. Mary's Hospital, London prior to his appointment as Consultant Vascular Surgeon at Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Foot Complications in Diabetes: The Problem.- Screening and Treatment of Early Complications in the Diabetic Foot.- Emergency Management of the Acute Diabetic Foot - the Foot Attack.- Managing Diabetes in People with Foot Complications.- Predicting Wound Healing in the Diabetic Foot: Measuring Skin Viability.- Imaging in the patient with foot complications.- Treatment of Infection in the Diabetic Foot: the use of antibiotics.- Endovascular Revascularisation: when and how.- Surgical Revascularisation of the Diabetic Foot.- Amputation above the ankle: achieving the best outcome for the patient.- Amputation below the ankle: how to ensure the best outcome for the patient.- Neuro-osteoarthropathy: The Charcot Foot- Pathology, diagnosis and Treatment.- The role of the Orthopaedic Surgeon in Diabetic Foot Complications.- Foot Care and the Prevention of Recurrent Ulcers.- Foot Deformity and Pressure Management.- The role of the multidisciplinary Team in the management of the Diabetic Foot Complications and Organisation of Regional Networks and Data Collection.- How to measure success.- What to do when things go wrong and how to avoid litigation.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.09.2023 |
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| Zusatzinfo | VIII, 237 p. 63 illus., 46 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 471 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Unfallchirurgie / Orthopädie |
| Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Biochemie / Molekularbiologie | |
| Schlagworte | Amputation • Diabetes • Foot • Podiatry • Surgery |
| ISBN-10 | 3-031-05831-3 / 3031058313 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-031-05831-8 / 9783031058318 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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