I have a patient who had a failed mesh placement and a panniculectomy and who has developed at least three separate fistulas with a very large amount of output (3-4 L/24 hrs). Any suggestions? I am using an Eakin wound management pouch hooked up to wall suction.
Diabetic Foot Care: The State of Play in India
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The prevalence of diabetes is rapidly increasing and is expected to reach epidemic proportions over the next decade. Today, nearly 246 million people worldwide are diagnosed with diabetes, with India accounting for almost 45 million of those diagnoses. This number is expected to increase to 73 million by the year 2025 and India was deemed the diabetic capital of the world at the International Diabetes Federation Conference in Copenhagen in November 2006. Diabetes is associated with a plethora of complications with foot ulcerations being the most common. An estimated 15% of all patients suffe
