Search for dissertations about: "foot ulcerations"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words foot ulcerations.

2. 1. Outcome of Ischaemic Foot Ulcers in Patients with Diabetes, with or without Revascularization

   Author : Targ Elgzyri; diabetes och endokrinologi Genomik; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; outcomes; PAD; Diabetic foot ulcers;

   Abstract : The aim of the studies presented in this thesis was to study patients with diabetes and severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in regard to outcomes of foot ulcers, factors related to outcomes, and occurrences of new ulcerations and amputations following healing of the initial ulcer. Patients with diabetes and a foot ulcer, consecutively presenting at a multidisciplinary foot centre, with a systolic toe pressure . READ MORE

4. 2. Methodological aspects of toe blood pressure measurements for evaluation of arterial insuffiency in patients with diabetes

   Author : Hans-Ivar Påhlsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Lower limb ischemia; diabetes; foot ulcerations; toe blood pressure; ankle blood pressure; biphasic curve pattern; cuff width; laser Doppler; automatic pressure measurements;

   Abstract : Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a growing health problem in the aging population of the western world with prevalence figures around 6-7%, which are increasing fast. Treatment of this disease is complex and expensive for society. One of the most feared DM complications is foot ulcerations. READ MORE