Search for dissertations about: "chronic foot ulcers"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words chronic foot ulcers.
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1. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as adjunctive treatment of chronic diabetic foot ulcers
Abstract : Chronic diabetic foot ulcers are a source of major concern for both patients and health care systems. Oxygen deficiency plays a major role in the pathogenesis of these ulcers. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been proposed as a medical treatment for diabetic foot ulcers, but the clinical utility has not been established. READ MORE
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2. Microvascular Complications and Predictors for Mortality in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Foot Ulcers
Abstract : A diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a common and serious complication of diabetes. It is today the leading cause of amputations and is associated with both increased morbidity and mortality. Individuals with DFU have 2.5 times higher mortality rates compared to patients with diabetes but without DFU, a risk that persists even after ulcer healing. READ MORE
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3. Surgical aspects on patients with diabetes mellitus and chronic limb-threatening ischemia
Abstract : Background: During the 21st century, diabetes mellitus (DM) and peripheral artery disease (PAD) have become global problems. It is estimated that 19-34% of individuals with DM will develop a foot ulcer during their lifetime, and many will be amputated. READ MORE
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4. Elderly patients with slow-healing leg ulcers : an embodied suffering
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate leg and foot ulcer patients, from the perspective of a population in a specific urban area, and to illuminate these individual patients' lived experience of living with slow-healing venous leg ulcers. Study (I) was a survey of chronic leg and foot ulcers and study (II) was a follow-up study of the wound healing rate and an intervention study. READ MORE
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5. Diabetic skin microangiopathy : studies on pathogenesis and treatment
Abstract : Background: Most of late diabetic complications have their basis in a disturbed microcirculation, i.e. diabetic microangiopathy. READ MORE