EFFICACY OF PYODINE SOLUTION AND DUODERM GEL IN MANAGEMENT OF DIABETIC FOOT

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Abstract

ABSTRACT
Background: Diabetic foot is most troublesome disability, with prolong hospital stay, and huge expenses, with an
amputation of limb as an end result. In diabetic patients Lifetime risk of developing foot ulcers is 25% .In United States,
diabetics constitute 60% of all lower limb amputation . Pakistan was 8th country in list of top ten countries with high
diabetes prevelance in a survey conducted by WHO in 1995. This study will help us to identify local statistics regarding
knowledge and practices of foot care and identify key lapses in diabetic foot care management

Authors: 
Ramzan Khan
Rafiullah
Akhtar Ghani
Riaz Ahmed
Asif Mehmood

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