The wound healing process is usually susceptible to different bacterial infections due to the
complex physiological environment, which significantly impairs wound healing. The topical …

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a chronic, non-healing complication of diabetes that lead to
high hospital costs and, in extreme cases, to amputation. Diabetic neuropathy, peripheral …

This chapter provides an overview of the concepts, assumptions and methods that relate to
network meta‐analyses and to the indirect intervention comparisons on which they are built …

Systematic reviews that collate data about the relative effects of multiple interventions via
network meta-analysis are highly informative for decision-making purposes. A network meta …

Background The evaluation of the credibility of results from a meta-analysis has become an
important part of the evidence synthesis process. We present a methodological framework to …

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 …

Background Surgical site infection rates in the month following clean surgery vary from
0.6%(knee prosthesis) to 5%(limb amputation). Due to the large number of clean surgical …

Background Foot wounds in people with diabetes mellitus (DM) are a common and serious
global health issue. People with DM are prone to developing foot ulcers and, if these do not …

The outcome of management of diabetic foot ulcers remains a challenge, and there remains
continuing uncertainty concerning optimal approaches to management. It is for these …

In chronic wounds, severe oxidative stress hampers the healing of wounds. This study
constructed a novel antioxidant-loaded hydrogel for healing diabetic wounds. First …