Pharmacotherapy of lower limb diabetic ulcers

Article Abstract:

Pharmacotherapy of lower-limb diabetic ulcer has been studied with the finding that antibiotic therapy has been effective for the treatment of these ulcers. Further studies will be needed to find out which antibiotics and best and what dosage regimens should be. Additional research would be necessary to find out about using growth factors.

Antibiotics, Complications and side effects, Drug therapy, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Ulcers, Growth factors

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Pressure ulcers among home care patients: Whose responsibility are they?

Article Abstract:

Pressure ulcers among home care patients and responsibility for them are discussed. Areas of responsibility for prevention and management include: future research; evaluating and managing risk; approaches to better wound management; understanding individual and family responses to illness and planning to aid in management. Need for a one-minute risk assessment as a routine part of intake assessment for home care can be seen. Providers must study what works best in home situations. At some point a low-air-loss bed is better than the softest mattress in the house. Patient need and cost-effective suggestions should be balanced. Prevention is cost-effective.

Care and treatment, Editorial, Management, Equipment and supplies, Prevention, Practice, Chronic diseases, Caregivers, Health facilities, Health risk assessment, Bedsores, Decubitus ulcer, Home nursing, Frail elderly, Home care services, Home care, Hospital admission and discharge, Mattresses

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Falls in older Mexican-American women

Article Abstract:

Frequency of falls in older Mexican-American women has been investigated in a prospective cohort study with an average followup of 2.7 years. The subjects, community-dwelling, numbered 152 and were aged 59 or older. Monthly telephone interviews were used. The rate of falls and injurious falls was similar to that previously reported for non-Hispanic Caucasians or slightly higher. Associated factors were like those reported for the other group. Fall prevention measures appropriate for one group would be appropriate for the other.

Demographic aspects, Accidents, Falls (Accidents), Accidental falls, Aged women, Elderly women, Mexican American women

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