Comment on IWGDF ulcer prevention guidelines

The IWGDF 2019 Updated Guidelines for prevention of foot ulcers in diabetes advise that nerve decompression surgery not be considered. This nerve decompression option has similar scientific supporting evidence to other surgeries which are recommended. The sanction ignores a large body of non‐Level 1...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nickerson, David Scott, Barrett, Stephen L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Editorials
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7831219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33532611
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/edm2.169
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Sumario:The IWGDF 2019 Updated Guidelines for prevention of foot ulcers in diabetes advise that nerve decompression surgery not be considered. This nerve decompression option has similar scientific supporting evidence to other surgeries which are recommended. The sanction ignores a large body of non‐Level 1 evidence demonstrating various beneficial outcomes of ND including pain relief, DFU prevention, and protection from recurrence and amputation.[Image: see text]

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