OBJECTIVE
This meta-analysis aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) as an adjunctive method to standard therapy for patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFU).
METHODS
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of CHM to treat DFU were searched in the following
OBJECTIVE
This retrospective, single-center study was designed to distinguish severe diabetic foot infection (DFI) from moderate DFI based on the presence or absence of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS).
METHODS
The database of a single academic foot and ankle program was reviewed and
BACKGROUND
Intralesional recombinant epidermal growth factor (EGF) was produced in the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), Cuba, in 1988 and licensed in 2006. Because it may accelerate wound healing, it is a potential new treatment option in patients with a diabetic foot wound
BACKGROUND
De Marco Formula (DMF) is a novel formulation of procaine and PVP.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the efficacy and safety of DMF as an adjunctive therapy for infected ischemic diabetic foot in a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial.
METHODS
Adult patients, 39 male/ 79 female, were
The aim of this study is to evaluate tigecycline for diabetic foot infections (DFIs).
In this prospective observational study, the investigators included patients who had consultation with the Diabetic Foot Council of Ege University Faculty of Medicine (Izmir, Turkey) between March 2013 and July
Diabetic foot infections (DFI) expanding to bones and joints are associated with a poor prognosis of limb salvage. The bactericidal epoxide fosfomycin accumulates in inflamed soft and bone tissue, and may represent a potential treatment option for targeting severe DFI. Fifty-two patients (35 men, 17
A phase 3, randomized, double-blind trial was conducted in subjects with diabetic foot infections without osteomyelitis (primary study) or with osteomyelitis (substudy) to determine the efficacy and safety of parenteral (intravenous [iv]) tigecycline (150 mg once-daily) versus 1 g once-daily iv
Diabetic foot ulcer and its complications are becoming more and more serious problems threatening people's health. In the last decade, multiple growth factors and their combined applications have shown potentials in promoting the healing process of diabetic foot ulcers. The purpose of this study is
Ceftobiprole medocaril is the first member of a new series of advanced cephalosporins with activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The drug received an approvable letter from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March 2008 and from Health Canada in
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