Surgical treatment of purulent necrotic complications in patients with diabetic foot syndrome
Datsenko, B.M.; Belov, S.G.; Girka, E.I.
Klinichna Khirurhiia 8: 10-12
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2130 PMID: 11794095 Document Number: 532699
Results of treatment of 207 patients with purulent-necrotic complications of the diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) were analyzed. Tactics of treatment was determined considering the DFS form presented, stage of the extremity ischemia, character and severity of purulent-inflammatory affection and the patient's homeostasis state. Urgent operation was performed in 79 (38.1%) patients, in 38 (48.1%) of them--amputation of extremity. In late follow-up period 98 (47.3%) patients were operated on, in 76 (75.5%) of them necrectomy or small amputation was performed, allowing to preserve the extremity. Conservative treatment was conducted in 30 (14.5%) patients with trophic ulcers. Application of elaborated program of treatment had permitted to increase the preservation frequency of supporting function of foot from 28.9 to 56.3% and to reduce general lethality from 18.3 to 13.5%.