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Study Design and Population
Patients and Methods
This study is an observational, cross-sectional and prospective cohort study. One hundred and fifty patients on non-diabetic hemodialysed patients will be included for the cross-sectional survey; Twenty healthy subjects will be elected as the
A simple standardization of the clinical examination (Foot Risk Grading), history collection and biological data will be organized by the study sponsors.
List of collected data, origin and circuit of the data:
Entry of patient data (clinical, biological and additional examinations) on a database
A prospective cohort of 300 individuals with type 2 diabetes presenting with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) at an outpatient clinic will be recruited. At baseline, participants will be stratified into normal and high adiposity groups as measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA). Both groups
Diabetic foot ulcers constitute an important medical problem in the patients with diabetes mellitus. The epidermal growth factor (EGF) stimulates the proliferation of fibroblasts, keratinocytes and vessel endothelial cells, which contributes to its healing properties.In previous phase I-III clinical
Amputations are common vascular surgery procedures performed on patients with multiple medical comorbidities. Historically, morbidity and mortality following major amputation of the lower extremity in this patient population has been high. Recent studies have cited 30-day mortality rates ranging
Study design: The entrance criteria specify adult diabetic patients (18-65 years) with chronic (>6 weeks) non-healing wounds(>2cm2) identified by study clinicians and counselled by aid of a Participant Information sheet (PIS). Having considered the PIS for >24hrs, patients who wish to participate
There is now a global epidemic of diabetes and obesity affecting more than 300 million people worldwide with Asia in the forefront. In Hong Kong, diabetes affects more than 10% of the population. Patients with diabetes have a 12-25% lifetime risk of developing a foot ulcer. These silent conditions
1. Peripheral neurological assessment was carried out using Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI). The diabetes nurse educators assessed five parameters on both feet and counted the total points, ranging from 0 to10: (1) Appearance of feet (normal/abnormal with 0 and 1 point); if abnormal,
Chronic wounds can be categorized into two main groups: (a) chronic ulcers, such as diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers and pressure (decubitus) ulcers (b) post-operative or traumatic, difficult-to-heal wounds, some of which may be infected such as sternal wound infections following cardiac
Background
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) constitutes one of the most important public health problems with a worldwide impact due to its high prevalence and enormous social and economic consequences. It is believed that there are more than 135 million diabetics, and this number is expected to increase to