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Pilot testing the new Amit Jain’s scoring system for diabetic foot ulcer in predicting the risk of amputation

open access: yesMedicine Science, 2021
The aim of this study was to test the new Amit Jain’s diabetic foot ulcer scoring and determine the predictive validity of this simple scoring for amputation in diabetic foot ulcers.
Amit Kumar C Jain   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deep Learning–Assisted Differentiation of Four Peripheral Neuropathies Using Corneal Confocal Microscopy

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Peripheral neuropathies contribute to patient disability but may be diagnosed late or missed altogether due to late referral, limitation of current diagnostic methods and lack of specialized testing facilities. To address this clinical gap, we developed NeuropathAI, an interpretable deep learning–based multiclass classification ...
Chaima Ben Rabah   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pressure ulcers: understanding the challenges of promoting quality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Pressure ulcers affect quality of life and general wellbeing, and create significant difficulties for patients, their carers and families. Pressure ulcers are associated with morbidity and mortality, and prove costly for healthcare providers.
Ousey, Karen
core   +1 more source

Diabetic Foot. Part 1: Ulcers and Infections [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Ortopedia, 2020
Diabetes is a systemic disease that has achieved epidemic proportions in modern society. Ulcers and infections are common complications in the feet of patients with advanced stages of the disease, and are the main cause of amputation of the lower limb ...
Ricardo Cardenuto Ferreira
doaj   +4 more sources

Severity and duration of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) before seeking care as predictors of healing time: A retrospective cohort study

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
Objectives To investigate whether A) duration of ulcer before start of treatment in specialist health care, and B) severity of ulcer according to University of Texas classification system (UT) at start of treatment (baseline), are independent predictors ...
H. Smith-Strøm   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effect of Nonsteroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Drugs on Sacroiliac Joint Inflammation, as Seen on Magnetic Resonance Imaging, in Axial Spondyloarthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Imaging evidence of active sacroiliitis is important for diagnosis, classification, and monitoring of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). However, there is no consistent guidance on whether patients should temporarily stop nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) before magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Gareth T. Jones   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why I hate diabetic foot

open access: yesMedicine Science, 2022
In spite of being a specialist diabetic foot surgeon, I often find diabetic foot to be a disaster to patient and his family. Once he develops diabetic foot complications, then he is often faced with risk of amputation, be it major or minor. He ends up in
Amit Kumar C Jain
doaj   +1 more source

Cancer Risk in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis: A Nationwide Cohort Study in South Korea 2004 to 2021

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by tissue fibrosis, vasculopathy, and immune dysregulation. Our objectives were to quantify the overall and site‐specific cancer risks in patients with SSc compared to the general population, examine temporal trends in cancer incidence following SSc diagnosis, and explore ...
Jihyun Na   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Precise role of H pylori in duodenal ulceration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The facts that H pylori infection is commoner in duodenal ulcer (DU) patients than in the normal population, and that eradication results in most cases being cured, have led to the belief that it causes DU. However, early cases of DU are less likely than
Hobsley, M, Holton, J, Tovey, FI
core   +1 more source

Co-creation of a gender responsive TB intervention in Nigeria: a researcher-led collaborative study

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research
Background In Nigeria, men constitute over half of the people notified with tuberculosis (TB), experience longer delays before reaching care, and are estimated to account for two thirds of people who miss out on care. The higher TB risk and burden in men
Chukwuebuka Ugwu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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