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Research Development
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Aims Foot ulceration is a major burden for patients with diabetes, with a lifetime risk of up to 34%, and precedes most amputations. Hyperglycaemia is associated adverse outcomes and improving glycaemic control is key. We report the effect of diabetes specialist nurse (DSN) - led telephone support on glycaemic balance in..
Published: | 23/03/2022 |
Authors: | Cairns J, Pendlebury H, Sullivan H, Lee C, Furlong NJ |
Background 10% of people with diabetes will suffer from a diabetes foot condition at some point. Those with diabetes related foot disease have high morbidity and mortality rate. They are at higher risk of pressure ulcers and other diabetes related complications such as heart disease or stroke. Patients with neuropathy and..
Published: | 23/03/2022 |
Authors: | Sullivan H, Westall S, Furlong NJ, McNulty S, Balafshan T, Narayanan RP, Bujawansa S, Hardy KJ, Pendlebury H |
Aim To screen members of the homeless community in St. Helens for diabetes, and offer advice, support, diabetic eye screening and diabetic foot screening for those with diabetes, following two diabetes-related deaths in this population in 2018. Method(s) The Teardrops Hub staff promoted the drop in service to their service..
Published: | 07/10/2020 |
Authors: | Pendlebury H, Bujawansa S, Cardwell J |
Aims The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommend total contact casting (TCC) for neuropathic ulceration in the diabetic foot. The St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals Trust, Diabetes Team, determined the feasibility of starting and developing a TCC service within their diabetes foot ulcer service. Method The type..
Published: | 07/10/2020 |
Authors: | Pendlebury H, Furlong NJ, Sullivan H |
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Conference Abstract The Multidisciplinary Diabetes Foot Clinic manages patients primarily with neuropathic or neuroischaemic ulcers or Charcot arthropathy. The following are cases that did not fit the classical picture, requiring involvement in the wider multidisciplinary team to diagnose and treat the underlying condition. A 76-year-old gentleman with persistent bilateral plantar..
Published: | 18/04/2021 |
Authors: | Sullivan H, Furlong NJ, Pendlebury H |
Aim To screen members of the homeless community in St. Helens for diabetes, and offer advice, support, diabetic eye screening and diabetic foot screening for those with diabetes, following two diabetes-related deaths in this population in 2018. Method(s) The Teardrops Hub staff promoted the drop in service to their service..
Published: | 07/10/2020 |
Authors: | Pendlebury H, Bujawansa S, Cardwell J |
Aims The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommend total contact casting (TCC) for neuropathic ulceration in the diabetic foot. The St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals Trust, Diabetes Team, determined the feasibility of starting and developing a TCC service within their diabetes foot ulcer service. Method The type..
Published: | 07/10/2020 |
Authors: | Pendlebury H, Furlong NJ, Sullivan H |
Aims Although osteomyelitis is a common complication of diabetes foot ulceration (DFU), it presents a diagnostic challenge. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic modality used to confirm osteomyelitis in patients with DFU. Methods This was a retrospective observational study of patients with DFU complicated by osteomyelitis...
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | Pendlebury H |