On diabetic foot, wound healing, amputation prevention, and the merger of consumer tech with medical devices
A recent study by Stephanie Behme, Zeeshan S. Husain, and Olga J. Santiago Rivera, published in the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, has shed light on the significant impact of podiatric surgery consultation on patient outcomes in a community hospital setting[^1^]. The Study The study, a cross-sectional descriptive analysis, was conducted at a community... Continue Reading →
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 →
This superb report from Siegel and coworkers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. OBJECTIVE To synthesize updated evidence on the cost-effectiveness (CE) of interventions to manage diabetes, its complications, and comorbidities. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a systematic literature review of studies from high-income countries evaluating the CE of diabetes management interventions recommended by... Continue Reading →
