Chronic wounds have a debilitating effect on the quality of life of many individuals, and the
large economic impact on health system budgets warrants greater attention in policy making …

ContextAmong persons diagnosed as having diabetes mellitus, the prevalence of foot ulcers
is 4% to 10%, the annual population-based incidence is 1.0% to 4.1%, and the lifetime …

Foot infections are a common and serious problem in persons with diabetes. Diabetic foot
infections (DFIs) typically begin in a wound, most often a neuropathic ulceration. While all …

Background Diabetes mellitus continues to grow in global prevalence and to consume an
increasing amount of health care resources. One of the key areas of morbidity associated …

1. Introduction Since its introduction in clinical practice in the early 1990's negative pressure
wounds therapy (NPWT) has become widely used in the management of complex wounds in …

Diabetic foot problems are common throughout the world, resulting in major economic
consequences for the patients, their families, and society. Foot ulcers are more likely to be of …

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder which is characterized by multiple long‐term
complications that affect almost every system in the body. Foot ulcers are one of the main …

OBJECTIVE To synthesize updated evidence on the cost-effectiveness (CE) of interventions
to manage diabetes, its complications, and comorbidities. RESEARCH DESIGN AND …

In 2007, the treatment of diabetes and its complications in the United States generated at
least $116 billion in direct costs; at least 33% of these costs were linked to the treatment of …

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is growing at epidemic proportions in the United States
and worldwide. Most alarming is the steady increase in type 2 diabetes, especially among …