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Identification of High-Risk Lower Extremity Wounds Using Point-of-Care Test for Bacterial Protease Activity; A Single-Centre, Single-Blinded, Prospective Study 单中心、单盲、前瞻性研究:利用护理点细菌蛋白酶活性测试鉴定高风险下肢伤口
IF 1.7 4区 医学
International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI: 10.1177/15347346241284804
Leon Jonker, Jane Todhunter, Rachel Mutch, Donna Lowes, Grace Messenger
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Association Between the Diabetes mellitus Duration and the Severity of Diabetic Foot Disease in Hospitalized Patients in Latin America. 拉丁美洲住院病人的糖尿病持续时间与糖尿病足病严重程度之间的关系。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-12-10 DOI: 10.1177/15347346211063266
Belissa Bedriñana-Marañón, Maria Rubio-Rodríguez, Marlon Yovera-Aldana, Eilhart Garcia-Villasante, Isabel Pinedo-Torres
{"title":"Association Between the Diabetes mellitus Duration and the Severity of Diabetic Foot Disease in Hospitalized Patients in Latin America.","authors":"Belissa Bedriñana-Marañón, Maria Rubio-Rodríguez, Marlon Yovera-Aldana, Eilhart Garcia-Villasante, Isabel Pinedo-Torres","doi":"10.1177/15347346211063266","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15347346211063266","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective was to determine the association between a diabetes mellitus duration greater than 10 years and the severity of diabetic foot in hospitalized patients in Latin America.Analytical, observational, and retrospective study based in secondary databases. Patients older than 18 years with diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM) and hospitalized for any causes were included. The independent and dependent variables were having more than 10 years of diagnosis of DM and the severity of the diabetic foot disease (Wagner> = 2), respectively. A crude Poisson regression analysis was performed to obtain prevalence rates adjusted to confounders.Male gender was 54.8% and the median age was 62 years. In the group with more than10 years of disease (n = 903) 18% (n = 162) had severe injuries. We performed two Poisson regression analyzes, one of which included the entire sample; and in the other, only patients with some degree of ulcer were included at the time of evaluation (Wagner > = 1). In the first analysis the PR was 1.95 (<i>p</i> < 0.01) adjusted for the significant variables in the bivariate analysis and in the second analysis the PR was 1.18 (<i>p</i> < 0.01) adding to the adjustment the days of injury prior to hospitalization and the location of the ulcer.We conclude that in patients with more than 10 years of diabetes mellitus, diabetic foot injuries are more severe, regardless type of diabetes, gender, age, history of amputation and days of injury prior to hospitalization for inpatients in Latin America.</p>","PeriodicalId":49181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds","volume":" ","pages":"436-444"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39711757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Association Between Dermcidin, Salusin-α, Salusin-β Molecules and Diabetic Foot Infections. Dermcidin、Salusin-α、Salusin-β 分子与糖尿病足感染之间的关系
IF 1.5 4区 医学
International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-12-20 DOI: 10.1177/15347346211065527
Ayşe Sağmak Tartar, Kader Uğur, Kevser Tuncer Kara, Ayhan Akbulut, Kutbettin Demirdağ, Süleyman Aydin
{"title":"Association Between Dermcidin, Salusin-α, Salusin-β Molecules and Diabetic Foot Infections.","authors":"Ayşe Sağmak Tartar, Kader Uğur, Kevser Tuncer Kara, Ayhan Akbulut, Kutbettin Demirdağ, Süleyman Aydin","doi":"10.1177/15347346211065527","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15347346211065527","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dermcidin, salusin-α, and salusin-β are three recently discovered molecules that confer antimicrobial properties. The present study aims to investigate the association between dermcidin, salusin-α, and salusin-β in the etiopathology of patients with diabetic foot infection. The study included three groups: Group 1 - diabetic foot infection; Group 2 - diabetes without history of diabetic foot; and Group 3 - the control group. Plasma dermcidin, salusin-α, and salusin-β levels were compared across the groups. Median (Q1-Q3) values of plasma dermcidin levels in Groups 1, 2, and 3 were 3.45 (0.8-4.4), 5.2 (3.7-6.4), and 5.8 (3.1-10) ng/mL, respectively. Diabetic foot infection group had significantly lower plasma dermcidin levels compared to diabetes only group and control group (<i>P</i> = .000, ANOVA), whereas there was no statistically significant difference between the Group 2 and Group 3 (<i>P</i> = .163, ANOVA). Salusin-α and salusin-β levels were significantly higher in the Group 3 compared to the other groups. Based on our findings, diabetic foot infection group had significantly lower plasma dermcidin levels and salusin-α and salusin-β levels were significantly higher in the control group. These molecules (dermcidin specifically) can be researched as an adjuvant therapeutic agent in addition to conventional treatments in diabetic foot diabetic foot infections. Also, it can be searched this may prevent many complications including amputation.</p>","PeriodicalId":49181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds","volume":" ","pages":"450-454"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39738366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Plasma Total Ascorbic Acid and Serum 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin-D Status in Patients with Venous Leg Ulcers: A Case-Control Study. 静脉性腿部溃疡患者的血浆总抗坏血酸和血清 25-羟维生素 D 状态:病例对照研究。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-12-06 DOI: 10.1177/15347346211061967
Charlton Agius, Daniel Micallef, Ian Brincat, Gerald Buhagiar, Mark Gruppetta, Kevin Cassar, Michael J Boffa
{"title":"Plasma Total Ascorbic Acid and Serum 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin-D Status in Patients with Venous Leg Ulcers: A Case-Control Study.","authors":"Charlton Agius, Daniel Micallef, Ian Brincat, Gerald Buhagiar, Mark Gruppetta, Kevin Cassar, Michael J Boffa","doi":"10.1177/15347346211061967","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15347346211061967","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) pose a significant burden on patients, health care systems, and national economies. Nutritional health is an important determinant of wound healing. Vitamin C and D levels and additional biochemical markers, C-reactive protein, and albumin in a group of patients with VLUs, were compared with a control group without VLUs. No significant difference in either nutrient marker was found with the presence, size, or duration of VLUs. Obesity was significantly more common in the VLU group, as noted in other studies. Additional controlled studies should be performed with measures of VLU size and duration to assess long-term outcomes with nutritional therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":49181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds","volume":" ","pages":"421-427"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39782226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Role of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) in the Management of Vasculitic Wounds: Case Series of Eight Patients. 负压伤口疗法(NPWT)在血管性伤口管理中的作用:八名患者的病例系列。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-12-08 DOI: 10.1177/15347346211063700
Kirsi Isoherranen, Nicolas Kluger, Katariina Hannula-Jouppi, Liisa Väkevä
{"title":"The Role of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) in the Management of Vasculitic Wounds: Case Series of Eight Patients.","authors":"Kirsi Isoherranen, Nicolas Kluger, Katariina Hannula-Jouppi, Liisa Väkevä","doi":"10.1177/15347346211063700","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15347346211063700","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vasculitic ulcers belong to the category of atypical ulcers and are traditionally very slow to heal. The aim of this study is to retrospectively analyze the files of eight patients with vasculitic ulcers treated with negative pressure wound therapy <b>(</b>NPWT). Immunosuppression was initiated at least two weeks prior to starting NPWT. We suggest that this is a safe and promising protocol to treat these hard-to-heal ulcers.</p>","PeriodicalId":49181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds","volume":" ","pages":"445-449"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11607851/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39956080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Evaluation of Clinical and Venous Blood Parameters as Surrogate Indicators in Assessing the Need for Fasciotomy in Lower Limb Compartment Syndrome. 在评估下肢筋膜室综合症患者是否需要进行筋膜切开术时,将临床和静脉血参数作为替代指标的评估方法。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-11-18 DOI: 10.1177/15347346211059027
Rituparna Dasgupta, Nishith M Paul Ekka, Arghya Das, Vinod Kumar
{"title":"Evaluation of Clinical and Venous Blood Parameters as Surrogate Indicators in Assessing the Need for Fasciotomy in Lower Limb Compartment Syndrome.","authors":"Rituparna Dasgupta, Nishith M Paul Ekka, Arghya Das, Vinod Kumar","doi":"10.1177/15347346211059027","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15347346211059027","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acute compartment syndrome in the lower limb, a surgical emergency, may cause ischemic damage to muscles and neurological deficits leading to loss of function of the limb which may even require amputation, thus drastically affecting the quality of life of a patient. Fasciotomy for decompression is suggested when the differential pressure in the compartment of the leg is ≤30 mm Hg. However, compartment pressure measurement is not always feasible. Surgeons often find themselves in a dilemma in deciding the right treatment option for the patient: fasciotomy or conservative management. Since there is no universally accepted reference standard for the diagnosis of acute compartment syndrome at present, there is a need for definitive diagnostic variables so as to not delay fasciotomy in patients who need it, as well as to avoid unnecessary fasciotomies, especially when compartment pressures cannot be measured. In this observational study including 71 patients, based on the compartment pressures of the affected limb, treatment was done either with fasciotomy or conservative approach, and various clinical and biochemical parameters were evaluated in between these two groups. Statistically significant difference was found in the venous blood gas parameters between patients managed conservatively and with fasciotomy (MANOVA, <i>P</i> = .001). The results revealed the association of lower venous blood bicarbonate levels (independent sample <i>t</i> test, <i>P</i> = .021) and the presence of paresthesia (Fisher exact test, <i>P</i> = .0016) with the fasciotomy group. Also, pain on passive stretching of the affected limb was found to be significantly associated with a delta pressure of ≤30 mm Hg in any compartment (Fisher exact test, <i>P</i> = .002). These variables may thus be used as an alternative to the measurement of compartment pressure to assess the requirement of fasciotomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":49181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds","volume":" ","pages":"403-411"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39635398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Sensitivity of the Wound Edge Gene Signature "WD14" in Responding to Clinical Change: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. 伤口边缘基因特征 "WD14 "对临床变化的敏感性:纵向队列研究
IF 1.5 4区 医学
International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-11-18 DOI: 10.1177/15347346211056786
David C Bosanquet, Ryan Laloo, Andrew J Sanders, Fiona Ruge, Jane Lane, Ceri A Morris, Wen G Jiang, Keith G Harding
{"title":"Sensitivity of the Wound Edge Gene Signature \"WD14\" in Responding to Clinical Change: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.","authors":"David C Bosanquet, Ryan Laloo, Andrew J Sanders, Fiona Ruge, Jane Lane, Ceri A Morris, Wen G Jiang, Keith G Harding","doi":"10.1177/15347346211056786","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15347346211056786","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Introduction:</b> WounD14 (WD14) gene signature is a recently developed tool derived from genetic interrogation of wound edge biopsies of chronic venous leg ulcers to identify heard-to-heal wounds and enable clinicians to target aggressive therapies to promote wound healing. This study aimed to evaluate if changes in wound clinical healing status were detected by the WD14 gene signature over time as this is currently poorly understood. <b>Material and methods:</b> WD14 was developed through gene screening and subsequent validation in 3 patient cohorts involving 85 consecutive patients with chronic venous leg ulcers referred to a tertiary wound healing unit. Patients underwent a wound edge biopsy to interrogate for a \"healing\" or \"non-healing\" genotype. A smaller cohort (18%) underwent a second biopsy, which comprised this pilot cohort reported herein. Twelve weeks following biopsy, wounds were clinically assessed for healing status based on reduction in size and compared to WD14 genotype. <b>Results:</b> Sequential biopsies and WD14 scores were derived from 16 patients. WD14 signature predicted wound healing status among this cohort at either visit (32 wound edge biopsies) with a positive predictive value (PPV) of 85.2% (95% CI 74.1%-92.0%) and negative predictive value (NPV) of 80.0% (95% CI 34.2%-96.9%). A total of 6 wounds underwent altered clinical status between the 2 visits. In this cohort, WD14 has a PPV of 66.7% (95% CI 47.3%-81.7%) and NPV of 100%. <b>Conclusion:</b> Although the WD14 gene signature did change with wound healing status, larger studies are required to precisely clarify its role and ability to prognosticate wounds of differing clinical status over time.</p>","PeriodicalId":49181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds","volume":" ","pages":"390-396"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39901987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Charcot Foot: An Emerging Public Health Problem for African Diabetes Patients. 夏科足:非洲糖尿病患者新出现的公共卫生问题。
IF 1.5 4区 医学
International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-12-09 DOI: 10.1177/15347346211066684
Zulfiqarali G Abbas, J K Lutale, C Formosa, A Gatt, N Chockalingam
{"title":"The Charcot Foot: An Emerging Public Health Problem for African Diabetes Patients.","authors":"Zulfiqarali G Abbas, J K Lutale, C Formosa, A Gatt, N Chockalingam","doi":"10.1177/15347346211066684","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15347346211066684","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Although the awareness, diagnosis, management of the complications associated with diabetes have improved in African countries over the past decade, surveillance activities in Tanzania and anecdotal reports from other African countries have suggested an increased prevalence of Charcot Neuroarthropathy (CN) over the past few years. <b>Aim:</b> To characterize the epidemiology and the clinical burden of CN in a large diabetes population in Tanzania, and to evaluate outcomes of persons with the condition. <b>Methods:</b> This was a prospective analytic cohort study conducted between January 2013 through December 2015. Following informed consent, patients were followed at the outpatient clinic. Detailed clinical assessments and documented presence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), macrovascular disease and microvascular disease were recorded. Education and counseling were part of the follow-up program. <b>Results:</b> 3271 ulcerations were presented at the clinic during the 3-year study period. 571 (18%) met the case definition for CN; all patients had Type 2 diabetes. The prevalence for each of the years 2013, 2014, and 2015 was 19/1192 (1.6%), 209/1044 (20%), and 343/1035 (34%), respectively; the increases in the slope of the trendline was statistically significant (<i>P</i> < .001). <b>Conclusion:</b> The prevalence of CN is increasing in the Tanzanian diabetes patient population, and is strongly associated with neuropathy. CN can lead to severe deformity, disability, and amputation. Due to the risk of limb amputation, patients with diabetes must seek immediate care if signs or symptoms appear and avoid delay in seeking medical attention. Early diagnosis of CN by caregivers is extremely important for successful outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":49181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds","volume":" ","pages":"464-468"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39582063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Is a Left-to-Right >2.2°C Difference a Valid Measurement to Predict Diabetic Foot Ulceration in People with Diabetes and a History of Diabetic Foot Ulceration? 左右温差大于 2.2°C 是预测有糖尿病足溃疡史的糖尿病患者发生糖尿病足溃疡的有效测量值吗?
IF 1.5 4区 医学
International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-12-20 DOI: 10.1177/15347346211062719
Jill Featherston, Anke M Wijlens, Jaap J van Netten
{"title":"Is a Left-to-Right >2.2°C Difference a Valid Measurement to Predict Diabetic Foot Ulceration in People with Diabetes and a History of Diabetic Foot Ulceration?","authors":"Jill Featherston, Anke M Wijlens, Jaap J van Netten","doi":"10.1177/15347346211062719","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15347346211062719","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Monitoring foot skin temperatures at home have been shown to be effective at preventing the occurrence of diabetic foot ulcers. In this study, the construct validity of using >2.2°C difference between contralateral areas on the foot as a warning sign of imminent ulceration is explored. Thirty participants with diabetes at high risk of ulceration (loss of protective sensation and previous ulceration and/or amputation) monitored their foot temperatures at six sites, four times a day for six days using a handheld infrared thermometer. Walking activity, time of day, and environmental temperature were also monitored and correlated with foot temperatures. We found that contralateral mean skin temperature difference was 0.78°C at baseline. At single sites, left-to-right temperature differences exceeding the threshold were found in 9.6% of measurements (<i>n</i> = 365), which reduced to 0.4% when individually corrected and confirmed the next day. No correlation was found between contralateral temperature differences and activity, time of day, and environmental temperature. We conclude that using a >2.2°C difference is invalid as a single measurement in people at high risk of ulceration, but the construct validity is appropriate if both individual corrections and next day confirmation are applied.</p>","PeriodicalId":49181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds","volume":" ","pages":"428-435"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39850466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Evaluation of Adherence to the Oral Antibiotic Treatment in Patients With Diabetic Foot Infection. 对糖尿病足感染患者坚持口服抗生素治疗的评估
IF 1.5 4区 医学
International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-11-15 DOI: 10.1177/15347346211057342
Irene Sanz-Corbalán, Aroa Tardáguila-García, Yolanda García-Álvarez, Mateo López-Moral, Francisco Javier Álvaro-Afonso, José Luis Lázaro-Martínez
{"title":"Evaluation of Adherence to the Oral Antibiotic Treatment in Patients With Diabetic Foot Infection.","authors":"Irene Sanz-Corbalán, Aroa Tardáguila-García, Yolanda García-Álvarez, Mateo López-Moral, Francisco Javier Álvaro-Afonso, José Luis Lázaro-Martínez","doi":"10.1177/15347346211057342","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15347346211057342","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Introduction:</b> The knowledge about level of adherence to oral antibiotic treatment in diabetic patients with ulcer infection could be essential as a method of evaluation/monitoring of conservative treatment. <b>Aim:</b> To assess the adherence to oral antibiotic treatment in outpatients with diabetic foot infection (soft tissue vs. osteomyelitis) by 8-item structured, self-reported medication adherence scale. <b>Methods:</b> cross-sectional study was carried out with 46 consecutive patients who had diabetic foot infection (soft tissue or bone infection) and required antibiotic oral treatment at outpatient clinical setting. Medication adherence was tested using the Spanish version of the validated eight-item self-report MMAS-8. <b>Results:</b> patients with diabetic ulcer infection, had well level of adherence to antibiotic medication (7   ±   1.2 vs. 7.4   ±   1.5). Patients with lower level of adherence had lower level of satisfaction with the antibiotic medication. The profile of the patients with lower level of adherence were patients with primary level of education and patient who required more help to take the medication. <b>Conclusion:</b> Patients with diabetic foot infection demonstrated well level of adherence to antibiotic medication, independently of type of infection (soft tissue vs. osteomyelitis) by 8-item structured, self-reported medication adherence scale.</p>","PeriodicalId":49181,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds","volume":" ","pages":"397-402"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39733641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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