[Management of the diabetic foot: which criteria for clinical evaluation and initial management?].

Pied diabetique a risque: quels reperes pour l'evaluation clinique et la prise en charge initiale.

Publisher: Aerzteverlag medinfo AG Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101468093 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1661-8157 (Print) Linking ISSN: 16618157 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Praxis (Bern 1994) Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2023- : Erlenbach : Aerzteverlag medinfo AG
Original Publication: Bern : Hallwag

Diabetic Foot/*etiology ; Diabetic Foot/*therapy; Diabetic Angiopathies/complications ; Diabetic Angiopathies/diagnosis ; Diabetic Angiopathies/therapy ; Diabetic Foot/diagnosis ; Diabetic Neuropathies/complications ; Diabetic Neuropathies/diagnosis ; Neurologic Examination/instrumentation ; Humans ; Medical History Taking ; Patient Education as Topic ; Physical Examination ; Precision Medicine ; Primary Health Care ; Risk Assessment ; Risk Factors ; Secondary Prevention

The diabetic foot remains a diabetes complication with potentially devastating consequences, which is initially silent and too often neglected. Its systematic screening first has to target the estimation of the risk level of foot lesions. This estimation is based on clinical examination regarding the severity of neuropathy, its consequences and of a possibly associated arterial disease. Preventive interventions are determined according to the risk level. They always rely on an important involvement of the patient, which in turn requires the healthcare professionals' engagement in individualized patient education and psychosocial support. Wound management and its diagnostic and therapeutic challenges usually calls for a collaborative approach involving several different specialists.

Date Created: 20120824 Date Completed: 20121127 Latest Revision: 20151119

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10.1024/1661-8157/a001032

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