Diabetic Foot Ulcer Classifications: The Wagner Scale and the UT System
June 6, 2023
Which diabetic wound classification system should you use? We examine the Wagner Scale and the University of Texas system to help you decide.
June 6, 2023
Which diabetic wound classification system should you use? We examine the Wagner Scale and the University of Texas system to help you decide.
March 21, 2023
We cover the types of diabetic toenails that wound care clinicians need to look for, what black spots and dark toenails mean, and treatment options.
November 16, 2022
Diabetes wounds, including foot ulcers, can be some of the most challenging to treat, even for the most experienced wound care professionals.
August 27, 2020
Wound experts share the basics about hyperbaric oxygen therapy, also known as HBOT. This go-to therapy is routinely used in wound care.
August 5, 2020
How often have you found yourself in the conundrum of deciding whether a wound on the foot of a diabetic patient is a diabetic foot ulcer or a pressure injury? Probably more than once. This is a hotly debated issue among wound care clinicians. In this post, we’ll dissect the facts and provide a clear understanding […]
October 10, 2019
The gold standard of treatment for neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers is the application of a total contact cast to promote healing.
July 2, 2019
With more than 30 million people in the U.S. afflicted with diabetes, clinicians are very likely to encounter diabetic patients. Diabetic foot ulcers occur in approximately 15% of diabetic patients. And if you’re a wound care clinician, you’ll likely find yourself caring for patients with diabetic foot ulcers more often than not. To learn more […]
April 16, 2019
Lack of standardized, pervasive wound care training is why clinicians who work with wound patients may want to earn wound care certification.
January 19, 2018
To treat patients with lower extremity ulcers, you need to find out if there’s impaired arterial blood flow. For some patients, however, the standard Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) yields misleading results. Fortunately, there’s an easy alternative: the Toe Brachial Pressure Index (TBPI). Here’s when and how to perform this simple test. When confronting a lower […]
January 12, 2018
Patients with diabetes are more likely to suffer many serious health issues besides foot wounds and amputations. This makes it imperative that they resolve to get their blood glucose levels under control. All of the lawsuits I review have a common theme. The plaintiff suffers from a chronic wound and some degree of malnutrition and/or […]