This is a great addition from our SALSAmigo, Grady/Emory's ID supreme, Marcos Schechter. Background Diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) is usually treated with prolonged outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT). Evaluation and treatment of nonantibiotic aspects of DFO (eg, peripheral artery disease) are also recommended. There are limited data regarding OPAT practice patterns and outcomes for DFO. Methods Single-center... Continue Reading →
Study: Fully automated closed loop artificial pancreas
The study from colleagues in Cambridge published in the journal Nature Medicine found that a fully closed-loop insulin delivery system (CamAPS HX) improved glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes, compared to standard insulin therapy and a masked glucose sensor (control). The proportion of time in the target glucose range was 66.3% with closed-loop... Continue Reading →
Study: Disparities in Preventative Diabetic Foot Education ActAgainstAmputation #DiabeticFoot @ALPSlimb @VascularAZ @USC @USC_vascular @ResearchatUSC @KeckSchool_USC @TzeWoeiTan
This from our combined Arizona/USC SALSA Team. Objective The objective of this study is to assess the overall differences in the standard of preventive foot care for patients at risk of diabetic foot ulceration and to identify specific demographic factors affecting these healthcare practices including race and ethnicity. Methods The National Health and Nutrition Examination... Continue Reading →
Acute Effects of Combination Therapy by Triceps Surae Stretching and Electrical Stimulation to the Tibialis Anterior on Medial Forefoot Plantar Pressure DuringGait in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus @ALPSlimb #ActAgainstAmputation
This compelling work from our plastic surgery toemigos from Kobe and Tokyo. It is similar work to what Dr. Manish Bharara and I did -- just to an entirely new clinical level. High plantar flexor moment and limited ankle mobility are known to cause high plantar pressure under the forefoot. Stretching is an effective physical... Continue Reading →
Seen at CES: Nuralogix uses AI and a selfie to measure your heart rate, BP, body mass, skin age, stress level and more #C2SHiP @Techcrunch
Updates from this year's CES via Techcrunch A picture is worth 1,000 words, as the saying goes, and now a startup called Nuralogix is taking this idea to the next level: Soon, a selfie will be able give you 1,000 diagnostics about the state of your health.
Presenting limb severity is associated with long-term outcomes after infrainguinal revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia @UCSFvascular @VascularSVS @ALPSlimb
Presenting limb severity is associated with long-term outcomes after infrainguinal revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia This from our toe and flowmigos at UCSF. Type of Research: Single-center retrospective cohort study Key Findings: Among 413 patients undergoing infrainguinal revascularization for CLTI, long-term risk of major amputation was associated with presenting WIfI stage (p<0.001). Autogenous vein bypass provided... Continue Reading →
Humans Walk Weird. Scientists May Finally Know Why – via @WIRED
This via Wired and Katrina Miller Humanity’s peculiar gait has long confounded engineers and biomechanists—but it might be one of nature’s clever tricks. In a Physical Review E paper published last month, scientists at the University of Munich may have found an answer. By modeling the physical forces that drive our double bounce, they deduced that it’s an... Continue Reading →
Scenes from the SVS Gala @vascularsvs – Thanks @Jmills1955 ActAgainstAmputation #DiabeticFoot @ALPSlimb @USC @USC_vascular @ResearchatUSC @KeckSchool_USC
Boston, June, 2022
Open revascularization approach is associated with healing and ambulation following transmetatarsal amputation in patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia #TMA #ActAgainstAmputation @UCSFvascular @ALPSlimb @vascularsvs
Congratulations to the UCSF toe and flow team on this important work Article Highlights: Type of Research: Multi-center retrospective cohort study Key Findings: Patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia requiring transmetatarsal amputation had a higher rate of healing with open revascularization procedures as compared to endovascular. Additionally, post-operative community-level ambulation was more frequently achieved following open... Continue Reading →
Cost-effectiveness of Compression Therapy With Early Endovenous Ablation in Venous Ulceration for a Medicare Population @JAMANetwork ActAgainstAmputation @ALPSlimb @USC @USC_vascular @ResearchatUSC @KeckSchool_USC @SchaefferCenter
Cost-effectiveness of Compression Therapy With Early Endovenous Ablation in Venous Ulceration for a Medicare Population This from our combined USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Keck School of Medicine Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. Importance: Venous leg ulcers (VLU) are the most common cause of lower extremity ulceration that commonly occur... Continue Reading →