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Frailty Progression and Outcomes in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers: New Insights from @USC @keckschool_usc @USC_Vascular #ActAgainstAmputation

We are pleased to share our team’s latest publication led by super sudents Alex Hong, Ivan Luu and Brandan Deras-Guerra under the direction of Tze Woei Tan in the journal Surgery: Hong AT, Luu IY, Deras-Guerra B, Han S, Shin L, Shih C-D, Armstrong DG, Tan T-W. “Association between frailty progression and clinical outcomes in patients... Continue Reading →

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Exploring the Risk of Infections in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: The Impact of Relaxed Glycemic Control #A1C @diabetescareada

In a comprehensive study published in Diabetes Care, Lipska et al. examined the relationship between glycemic control and infection-related hospitalization risk in older adults with type 2 diabetes. The findings provide nuanced insights into the balance between intensive and relaxed glycemic targets, particularly as clinical guidelines evolve to prioritize individualized care. Study Objectives and Design The... Continue Reading →

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New Insights into Diabetes-Related Foot Disease: Remoteness and Ethnicity Impacts #ActAgainstAmputation

Diabetes-related foot disease (DFD) poses significant health challenges worldwide, often necessitating minor amputations to manage complications like foot ulcers, infections, and gangrene. A recent study published in PLOS ONE by Alahakoon et al. (2024) explores the associations between remoteness of residence, ethnicity, and the risk of major amputation and death following minor amputations to treat... Continue Reading →

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Comorbid status in patients with #osteomyelitis is associated with long-term incidence of extremity amputation #ActAgainstAmputation #Diabetes

Comorbid status in patients with osteomyelitis is associated with long- term incidence of extremity amputation The study by Schmidt et al. (2023) examines the long-term incidence of extremity amputation in osteomyelitis patients, emphasizing the impact of comorbidities. Key findings include: Diabetic patients had a 3.65-fold higher likelihood of lower extremity amputation. Male gender, Black race,... Continue Reading →

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Journal of the American Medical Association: Diabetic Foot Ulcers @JAMA_Current #ActAgainstAmputation #DiabeticFoot

From JAMA Armstrong, Tan, Boulton, and Bus, JAMA. 2023;330(1):62-75. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.10578 In diabetic foot disease, tissue loss,ischemia, and infection frequentlyoverlap. However, one is frequentlymore dominant than the other atdifferent times in the life cycle of anacute-on-chronic event. Here, theamount of tissue loss, ischemia, andfoot infection can be ordinally gradedto help predict outcome and assist incommunicating a plan... Continue Reading →

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