Diabetic foot ulcers

Nurs Stand. 1999 Dec;14(12):39-45; quiz 47. doi: 10.7748/ns1999.12.14.12.39.c2725.

Abstract

Nurses caring for people with diabetes can have an impact on the assessment and treatment of diabetic foot problems. This article describes a simple staging system to help in this important work.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Cellulitis / etiology
  • Cellulitis / prevention & control
  • Debridement
  • Diabetic Foot / classification*
  • Diabetic Foot / complications
  • Diabetic Foot / nursing*
  • Diabetic Foot / pathology
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Necrosis
  • Nursing Assessment / methods
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration
  • Risk Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Shoes
  • Skin Care / methods*
  • Skin Care / nursing*
  • Wound Infection / etiology
  • Wound Infection / prevention & control