Health education programmes to improve foot self-care knowledge and behaviour among older people with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) receiving …

L Alshammari, P O'Halloran, O McSorley, J Doherty… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: ESKD is a total or near-permanent failure in renal function. It is irreversible,
progressive and ultimately fatal without peritoneal dialysis (PD), haemodialysis (HD) or …

Duration of total contact casting for resolution of acute Charcot foot: a retrospective cohort study

DA Griffiths, MR Kaminski - Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Charcot neuroarthropathy (Charcot foot) is a highly destructive joint
disease of the foot and ankle. If there is delayed diagnosis and treatment, it can lead to gross …

How ESKD complicates the management of diabetic foot ulcers: the vital role of the dialysis team in prevention, early detection, and support of multidisciplinary …

GM Allison, E Flanagin - Seminars in Dialysis, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetic foot ulcers do not heal as well in ESKD as in the absence of kidney failure, and
rates of recurrent foot ulcers, as well as lower extremity amputation, are higher. This review …

Factors associated with foot ulceration and amputation in adults on dialysis: a cross-sectional observational study

MR Kaminski, A Raspovic, LP McMahon, KA Lambert… - BMC nephrology, 2017 - Springer
Background Adults on dialysis are at increased risk of foot ulceration, which commonly
precedes more serious lower limb complications, including amputation. Limited data exist …

Infrared dermal thermometry is highly reliable in the assessment of patients with Charcot neuroarthropathy

SM Dallimore, N Puli, D Kim… - Journal of Foot and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Charcot neuroarthropathy (Charcot foot) is a serious limb‐threatening
complication most commonly seen in individuals with diabetic peripheral neuropathy …

Risk factors for foot ulceration in adults with end-stage renal disease on dialysis: a prospective observational cohort study

MR Kaminski, KA Lambert, A Raspovic, LP McMahon… - BMC nephrology, 2019 - Springer
Background Dialysis patients experience high rates of foot ulceration. Although risk factors
for ulceration have been extensively studied in patients with diabetes, there is limited high …

Dialysis Treatment is an Independent Risk Factor for Foot Morbidity

N Schembri, C Formosa - The International Journal of Lower …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Aim: To determine the prevalence of foot morbidity among patients with ESRD on dialysis.
Methods: A prospective, non-experimental, quantitative time series design was employed …

Does the start of dialysis initiate a period of increased risk of ulceration or amputation?

LA Lavery, DC Lavery, NA Hunt… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Am Podiatric Med Assoc
Background: Dialysis therapy is associated with an increased incidence of lower-extremity
wounds and amputations. We compared the incidence of foot ulcers and amputations before …

Lower Limb Ulcer Associated with Peritonitis in Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis

K Terada, S Aratani, A Hirama… - International journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis and lower limb ulcer are the important
complications in patients undergoing PD. Although the association between lower limb ulcer …

[HTML][HTML] The Diabetic Foot Journal

C McIntosh, C MacGilchrist - diabetesonthenet.com
Effective management of wound exudate in diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) is a key component
of any wound management plan and crucial to facilitate the healing of DFUs. It is important …