Collaborative Care ApproachesInfection and Prevention StrategiesVascular Health Focuslocal resectionslocal surgeryvascular surgeryantibioticsbonelimbskinsoft tissuesvascular system
What are the preventative measures taken for limb amputation?
Here Dr Qureshi, Consultant Endocrinologist, discusses the types of preventative intervention one might encounter to avoid an amputation.
If diabetes is left untreated or is not managed appropriately, amputation could be the only option if not caught early enough.
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It's more vascular than medicine, but predominantly it's around preservation of the blood supply of the limb, which could be done with help of vascular surgery. Also, if there is an infection either in the skin or in the soft tissues or in the bone that can be managed antibiotics and then that infection you can alleviate the infection with proper treatment sometimes it could be months before the infection can be resolved and if you are able to get on top of the infection with those antibiotics with preserved blood supply or minor local surgery with local resections and good foot care then you can prevent people having long-term amputations or preserve the limb function.
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