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Lobmann R. [Diabetic foot, sophisticated angiological diagnostics and therapy]. MMW Fortschr Med 2024; 166:36-39. [PMID: 38637389 DOI: 10.1007/s15006-024-3728-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Ralf Lobmann
- Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Geriatrie, Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Klinikum der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR, Katharinenhospital, Haus E, Kriegsbergstraße 60, 70174, Stuttgart, Deutschland.
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Chen P, Vilorio NC, Dhatariya K, Jeffcoate W, Lobmann R, McIntosh C, Piaggesi A, Steinberg J, Vas P, Viswanathan V, Wu S, Game F. Effectiveness of interventions to enhance healing of chronic foot ulcers in diabetes: A systematic review. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2024; 40:e3786. [PMID: 38507616 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.3786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND It is critical that interventions used to enhance the healing of chronic foot ulcers in diabetes are backed by high-quality evidence and cost-effectiveness. In previous years, the systematic review accompanying guidelines published by the International Working Group of the Diabetic Foot performed 4-yearly updates of previous searches, including trials of prospective, cross-sectional and case-control design. AIMS Due to a need to re-evaluate older studies against newer standards of reporting and assessment of risk of bias, we performed a whole new search from conception, but limiting studies to randomised control trials only. MATERIALS AND METHODS For this systematic review, we searched PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases for published studies on randomised control trials of interventions to enhance healing of diabetes-related foot ulcers. We only included trials comparing interventions to standard of care. Two independent reviewers selected articles for inclusion and assessed relevant outcomes as well as methodological quality. RESULTS The literature search identified 22,250 articles, of which 262 were selected for full text review across 10 categories of interventions. Overall, the certainty of evidence for a majority of wound healing interventions was low or very low, with moderate evidence existing for two interventions (sucrose-octasulfate and leucocyte, platelet and fibrin patch) and low quality evidence for a further four (hyperbaric oxygen, topical oxygen, placental derived products and negative pressure wound therapy). The majority of interventions had insufficient evidence. CONCLUSION Overall, the evidence to support any other intervention to enhance wound healing is lacking and further high-quality randomised control trials are encouraged.
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- Pam Chen
- Joondalup Health Campus, Ramsay Healthcare Australia, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
- Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Department of Diabetology, Diabetic Foot Unit, Plaza de la Salud General Hospital, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK
- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Diabetic Foot Section, Department of Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- MV Hospital for Diabetes and Prof M Viswanathan Diabetes Research Center, Chennai, India
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- Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, UK
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Chen P, Vilorio NC, Dhatariya K, Jeffcoate W, Lobmann R, McIntosh C, Piaggesi A, Steinberg J, Vas P, Viswanathan V, Wu S, Game F. Guidelines on interventions to enhance healing of foot ulcers in people with diabetes (IWGDF 2023 update). Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2024; 40:e3644. [PMID: 37232034 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.3644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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AIMS Principles of wound management, including debridement, wound bed preparation, and newer technologies involving alternation of wound physiology to facilitate healing, are of utmost importance when attempting to heal a chronic diabetes-related foot ulcer. However, the rising incidence and costs of diabetes-related foot ulcer management necessitate that interventions to enhance wound healing of chronic diabetes-related foot ulcers are supported by high-quality evidence of efficacy and cost effectiveness when used in conjunction with established aspects of gold-standard multidisciplinary care. This is the 2023 International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) evidence-based guideline on wound healing interventions to promote healing of foot ulcers in persons with diabetes. It serves as an update of the 2019 IWGDF guideline. MATERIALS AND METHODS We followed the GRADE approach by devising clinical questions and important outcomes in the Patient-Intervention-Control-Outcome (PICO) format, undertaking a systematic review, developing summary of judgements tables, and writing recommendations and rationale for each question. Each recommendation is based on the evidence found in the systematic review and, using the GRADE summary of judgement items, including desirable and undesirable effects, certainty of evidence, patient values, resources required, cost effectiveness, equity, feasibility, and acceptability, we formulated recommendations that were agreed by the authors and reviewed by independent experts and stakeholders. RESULTS From the results of the systematic review and evidence-to-decision making process, we were able to make 29 separate recommendations. We made a number of conditional supportive recommendations for the use of interventions to improve healing of foot ulcers in people with diabetes. These include the use of sucrose octasulfate dressings, the use of negative pressure wound therapies for post-operative wounds, the use of placental-derived products, the use of the autologous leucocyte/platelet/fibrin patch, the use of topical oxygen therapy, and the use of hyperbaric oxygen. Although in all cases it was stressed that these should be used where best standard of care was not able to heal the wound alone and where resources were available for the interventions. CONCLUSIONS These wound healing recommendations should support improved outcomes for people with diabetes and ulcers of the foot, and we hope that widescale implementation will follow. However, although the certainty of much of the evidence on which to base the recommendations is improving, it remains poor overall. We encourage not more, but better quality trials including those with a health economic analysis, into this area.
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- Pam Chen
- Joondalup Health Campus, Ramsay Healthcare Australia, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
- Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Department of Diabetology, Diabetic Foot Unit, Plaza de la Salud General Hospital, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK
- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Podiatric Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Diabetic Foot Section, Department of Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Georgetown, Washington DC, USA
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- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- MV Hospital for Diabetes and Prof M Viswanathan Diabetes Research Center, Chennai, India
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- Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, UK
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Dörr S, Joachim R, Chatzitomaris A, Lobmann R. [Risk factors for outcome and mortality in hospitalized geriatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection : Data from a hospital of maximum care during in the period of the second corona wave 2020/2021 in Germany]. Z Gerontol Geriatr 2023; 56:118-124. [PMID: 36749443 PMCID: PMC9903262 DOI: 10.1007/s00391-023-02161-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND From autumn 2020 until spring 2021 Germany experienced the second wave of SARS-CoV‑2 infections. As in the previous wave, the older population in nursing homes was hard hit by this infection because of the lack of available vaccines. Due to the multimorbidity in this susceptible group the mortality was high. METHODS Retrospectively collected patient data of geriatric patients treated from 1 October 2020 to 31 March 2021 due to proven SARS-CoV‑2 infection were evaluated concerning the duration of symptoms, hospital stay, and laboratory results. The results are presented descriptively and significance tests were performed with t‑test and log-rank test to reveal some risk factors for a worse outcome. RESULTS A total of 168 patients aged from 65 to 97 years were included, with a mean mortality rate of 28% and was highest in the age group over 90 years old. Most patients died within the first 10 days of hospitalization. Intensive care treatment prolonged the hospital stay by 6 days, but the average survival time became equal at the end. Risk factors for worse outcome and the need of intensive care treatment were neutrophilia, lymphopenia, high levels of ferritin and high D‑dimer levels on the day of admission. Age, short duration of symptoms and pre-existing dementia, administration of neuroleptic drugs and antidepressants increased the risk of death.
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- Stefan Dörr
- Krankenhaus Bad Cannstatt, Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Geriatrie, Klinikum der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR, Prießnitzweg 24, 70374, Stuttgart, Deutschland.
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- Krankenhaus Bad Cannstatt, Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Geriatrie, Klinikum der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR, Prießnitzweg 24, 70374, Stuttgart, Deutschland
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- Krankenhaus Bad Cannstatt, Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Geriatrie, Klinikum der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR, Prießnitzweg 24, 70374, Stuttgart, Deutschland
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- Krankenhaus Bad Cannstatt, Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Geriatrie, Klinikum der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR, Prießnitzweg 24, 70374, Stuttgart, Deutschland
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Dörr S, Holland-Letz AK, Weisser G, Chatzitomaris A, Lobmann R. Bacterial Diversity, Antibiotic Resistance, and the Risk of Lower Limb Amputation in Younger and Older Individuals With Diabetic Foot Infection. Int J Low Extrem Wounds 2023; 22:63-71. [PMID: 33745353 DOI: 10.1177/1534734621992290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION A diabetic foot infection (DFI) contributes to high mortality and morbidity in diabetics due to its often rapid progressive and intricately treatable infection. DFIs are usually a polymicrobial infection and characterizing the entire bacterial load is still challenging. Prompt and effective treatment of DFI is nevertheless mandatory to safe limbs and lives. It is therefore crucial to know the local pathogen spectrum and its antibiotic susceptibility. METHODS AND MATERIAL For a 12-month period, we investigated 353 individuals with infected diabetic foot ulcer, their bacterial diversity, and antimicrobial susceptibility at fist-time visit in a Diabetic Foot Care Center in southern Germany. RESULTS Cultures yielded 888 species, most of them gram-positive cocci (primary Staphylococcus aureus). The gram-negative sector was mainly formed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacteriacae. Because the prevalence of multiresistant species was surprisingly low (0.9% of isolated strains), we suggest penicillins with β-lactamase inhibitor in case of gram-positive-dominated infection or piperacillin/tazobactam or rather carbapenems with equal efficacy when gram-negative species are involved.
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- Stefan Dörr
- Stuttgart General Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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Morbach S, Eckhard M, Lobmann R, Müller E, Reike H, Risse A, Rümenapf G, Spraul M. Diabetic Foot Syndrome. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2023; 131:84-93. [PMID: 36720238 DOI: 10.1055/a-1946-3838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Stephan Morbach
- Department of Diabetology and Angiology, Marienkrankenhaus gGmbH, Soest, Germany
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- University Diabetes Center and Interdisciplinary Diabetic Foot Center of Central Hessen, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg GmbH, Location: Giessen and GZW Diabetes Clinic Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Klinikum Stuttgart, Location: Bad Cannstatt, Germany
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- Practice for Diabetology and Nephrology, KfH Kidney Center, Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
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- Upper Rhine Vascular Center, Department of Vascular Surgery, Diakonissen-Stiftungs-Hospital, Speyer, Germany
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Ziegler D, Landgraf R, Lobmann R, Reiners K, Rett K, Schnell O, Strom A. Screening and diagnosis of diabetic polyneuropathy in clinical practice: A survey among German physicians (PROTECT Study Survey). Prim Care Diabetes 2022; 16:804-809. [PMID: 36180368 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2022.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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AIMS We sought to obtain detailed information on the procedures and appraisal of screening for and diagnosing diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN) in clinical practice. METHODS This cross-sectional survey included 574 physicians from 13 federal states across Germany who responded to a tripartite questionnaire. RESULTS The vast majority of the respondents reported to screen for DSPN at least once a year (87 %), while 65 % reported to examine the feet of DSPN patients at least twice a year. However, only 28 % and 20 % of the respondents used questionnaires and scores to assess the severity of neuropathic symptoms and signs, respectively. The rates of participants reporting that they do not use a standardized testing procedure were 58 % for pressure sensation, 62 % for pain sensation, and 54 % for thermal sensation. The rates of respondents reporting that they do not deploy a standardized assessment were 41 % for vibration sensation, 73 % for pressure sensation, 77 % for pain sensation, and 66 % for thermal sensation. Half of the physicians oriented themselves towards clinical guidelines when diagnosing DSPN. CONCLUSIONS Despite relatively high screening rates, the willingness to implement both standardized testing procedures and assessment and to follow guidelines is low among physicians when screening for and clinically diagnosing DSPN.
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- Dan Ziegler
- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Klinikum Stuttgart - Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Forschergruppe Diabetes e.V. at the Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Dissemond J, Lobmann R. Evidenzbasierte Lokaltherapie chronischer Wunden. Aktuelle Dermatologie 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1904-3302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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ZusammenfassungChronische Wunden sind zumeist durch Grunderkrankungen wie Diabetes mellitus oder Gefäßerkrankungen bedingt und stellen eine große Problematik in der zunehmend alternden Gesellschaft dar. Die inadäquate Behandlung geht oftmals mit protrahierter Wundheilung, erhöhten Risiken für Komplikationen, eingeschränkter Lebensqualität der Betroffenen und langwierigen Therapien mit hohen Behandlungskosten einher.Die erfolgreiche Therapie setzt eine frühzeitige adäquate Diagnostik, Kausaltherapie sowie Wundbehandlung möglichst auf Basis evidenzbasierter Medizin voraus. Diese Behandlung sollte dann in qualifizierten Versorgungsstrukturen anhand konkreter Behandlungspfade erfolgen. Somit können in der täglichen Praxis eine verbesserte Wundheilung mit gesteigerter Lebensqualität der Patienten sowie ein medizinökonomischer Vorteil erreicht werden.In diesem Übersichtsartikel wird die evidenzbasierte Lokaltherapie chronischer Wunden mit Schwerpunkt auf Wundverbänden mit TLC-Sucrose-Octasulfat-Beschichtung dargestellt. Leitlinien und Behandlungspfade sowie pharmaökonomische Aspekte werden dabei berücksichtigt.
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- Joachim Dissemond
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Geriatrie, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Deutschland
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Morbach S, Eckhard M, Lobmann R, Müller E, Reike H, Risse A, Rümenapf G, Spraul M. Diabetisches Fußsyndrom. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1904-7527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Stephan Morbach
- Abteilung für Diabetologie und Angiologie, Marienkrankenhaus gGmbH, Soest, Deutschland
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- Universitäres Diabeteszentrum und Interdisziplinäres Zentrum Diabetischer Fuß Mittelhessen, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Gießen und GZW Diabetesklinik Bad Nauheim, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Geriatrie, Klinikum Stuttgart, Standort Bad Cannstatt, Deutschland
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- Schwerpunktpraxis für Diabetologie und Nephrologie, KfH-Nierenzentrum, Bernkastel-Kues, Deutschland
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- Diabeteszentrum am Sophie-Charlotte-Platz, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Oberrheinisches Gefäßzentrum, Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie, Diakonissen-Stiftungs-Krankenhaus, Speyer, Deutschland
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Augustin M, Keuthage W, Lobmann R, Lützkendorf S, Groth H, Möller U, Thomassin L, Bohbot S, Dissemond J, Blome C. Clinical evaluation of UrgoStart Plus dressings in real-life conditions: results of a prospective multicentre study on 961 patients. J Wound Care 2021; 30:966-978. [PMID: 34881999 DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2021.30.12.966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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AIMS This study aimed to evaluate the performances of lipid colloid technology with nano-oligosaccharide factor (TLC-NOSF) dressings with polyabsorbent fibres in an unselected population of patients under real-life conditions. METHODS A large, prospective, multicentre, observational study with three polyabsorbent TLC-NOSF dressings (UrgoStart Plus Pad, UrgoStart Plus and UrgoStart Plus Border, Laboratoires Urgo, France) was conducted in Germany between January 2019 and June 2020. Main outcomes included wound healing rate, clinical assessment of wound healing progression, local tolerance and acceptance of dressings, and changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the patients, assessed with the validated Wound-QoL questionnaire. RESULTS A total of 961 patients with wounds of various aetiologies (leg ulcers (LU), diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), pressure ulcers (PU) and other types of wounds) were treated with the evaluated dressings in 105 centres for a mean duration of 62 days (standard deviation 37 days). By the last visit, a wound closure or an improvement in wound healing was reported in 92.0% of the treated wounds. The highest wound closure rates were achieved when the dressings were used as first-line treatment: 71.3% in DFUs, 52.9% in LUs, 53.6% in PUs and 61.8% in the other wounds. Improvement of the wound healing process was also associated with an 87.5% relative reduction of sloughy tissue, a decrease of the level of exudate in 68.9% of the wounds, and an improvement in the periwound skin condition in 66.4% of the patients at the final visit. The dressings were 'very well' or 'well' tolerated and 'very well' or 'well' accepted by the large majority of patients. The HRQoL questionnaires were completed both at initial and final visits by 337 patients, representative of the total cohort. Despite the relatively short duration of the wounds, the HRQoL of the patients was already impaired at baseline, with 81.6% of the patients being severely affected in at least one aspect of their HRQoL. By the final visit, significant improvements in each dimension of the patients' HRQoL were reported (p<0.001), along with a reduction of the proportion of patients in need of intervention and in the number of actions needed per patient in relation to their HRQoL. CONCLUSIONS These results are consistent with previous clinical evidence on TLC-NOSF dressings. They confirm the good healing properties and safety profile of these dressings, and that a significant improvement in patient HRQoL is achieved in non-selected patients treated in real-life practice. These data support the use of such dressings as a first-line intervention and until wound healing in the management of chronic wounds, in association with appropriate standard of care.
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- Matthias Augustin
- German Center for Health Services Research in Dermatology (CVderm), Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Krankenhaus Bad Cannstatt (kbc) / Klinikum, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Medical Office specialized on Diabetes Relllingen, Hamburg-Rellingen, Germany
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- Medical Affairs Department, Laboratoires URGO Medical, Paris, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- German Center for Health Services Research in Dermatology (CVderm), Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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Morbach S, Eckhard M, Lobmann R, Müller E, Reike H, Risse A, Rümenapf G, Spraul M. Diabetisches Fußsyndrom. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1515-9222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Stephan Morbach
- Abteilung für Diabetologie und Angiologie, Marienkrankenhaus gGmbH, Soest
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- Universitäres Diabeteszentrum und Interdisziplinäres Zentrum Diabetischer Fuß Mittelhessen, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Gießen und GZW Diabetesklinik Bad Nauheim
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- Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Geriatrie, Klinikum Stuttgart, Standort Bad Cannstatt
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- Schwerpunktpraxis für Diabetologie und Nephrologie, KfH-Nierenzentrum, Bernkastel-Kues
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- Oberrheinisches Gefäßzentrum, Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie, Diakonissen-Stiftungs-Krankenhaus, Speyer
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Dissemond J, Gerber V, Lobmann R, Kramer A, Mastronicola D, Senneville E, Moisan C, Edwards-Jones V, Mahoney K, Junka A, Bartoszewicz M, Verdú-Soriano J, Strohal R. Therapeutic index for local infections score (TILI): a new diagnostic tool. J Wound Care 2021; 29:720-726. [PMID: 33320745 DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2020.29.12.720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Local wound infections are a major challenge for patients and health professionals. Various diagnostic and therapeutic options are available. However, a generally accepted standard is still lacking in Europe. The aim was to develop an easy-to-use clinical score for the early detection of local wound infections, as a basis for decision-making on antiseptic therapy or decolonisation. METHOD An interdisciplinary and interprofessional panel of experts from seven European countries was brought together to discuss the various aspects of diagnosing local wound infections. RESULTS The result was the adoption of the Therapeutic Index for Local Infections (TILI) score, developed in Germany by Initiative Chronische Wunden e.V., specifically for health professionals not specialised in wound care. Available in six European languages, the TILI score could also be adapted for different European countries, depending on their specific national healthcare requirements. The six clinical criteria for local wound infection are erythema to surrounding skin; heat; oedema, induration or swelling; spontaneous pain or pressure pain; stalled wound healing; and increase and/or change in colour or smell of exudate. Meeting all criteria indicates that antiseptic wound therapy could be started. Regardless of these unspecific clinical signs, there are also health conditions for the clinical situation which are a direct indication for antimicrobial wound therapy. These include the presence of wound pathogens, such as meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, septic surgical wound or the presence of free pus. CONCLUSION The development of the new internationally adapted TILI score, which could also be used by any caregiver in daily practice to diagnose local infections in acute and hard-to-heal wounds, is the result of expert consensus. However, the score system has to be validated through a clinical evaluation. This is to be performed in expert centres throughout Europe.
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- Joachim Dissemond
- Department for Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University School of Medicine, Essen, Germany
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- ICW (Initiative Chronische Wunden) e.V., Quedlinburg, Germany
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- Department for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Klinikum Stuttgart - Bad Cannstatt, Germany
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- Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany
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- Outpatient Wound Care Centre, Local Health Care System Frosinone, Frosinone, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tourcoing Hospital, France
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- Department of Vascular and Endocrinology Surgery, Hopital Yves Le Foll St-Brieuc, France
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- Department of Wound Healing, Welsh Wounds Innovation Centre, Primary, Community and Intermediate Care Division, Rhondda Cynon Taf, UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Parasitology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Parasitology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
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- Department of Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine, Public Health and History of Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Federal Academic Teaching Hospital, Feldkirch, Austria
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Kress S, Anderten H, Borck A, Freckmann G, Heinemann L, Holzmüller U, Kulzer B, Portele A, Schnell O, Varlemann H, Zemmrich C, Lobmann R. Preulcerous Risk Situation in Diabetic Foot Syndrome: Proposal for a Simple Ulcer Prevention Score. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2021; 15:816-826. [PMID: 32522035 PMCID: PMC8258539 DOI: 10.1177/1932296820922592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preulcerous risk situations in patients with diabetes are often undiagnosed and care administered too late. Even with regular medical check-ups and status documentation, foot examinations have not been given enough attention. Diagnosing an individual patients' risk of developing diabetic foot ulcers may increase vigilance for diabetic foot syndrome (DFS), and the appropriate prevention measures matching the risk involved may prevent the emergence of diabetic ulcers. The classical DFS risk factors are well established and have been extensively covered in the literature; however, there is a lack of efficient screening tools that could be used for a rapid assessment of diabetic foot ulcer risk. METHODS A methodical literature search was conducted to assess relevant publications for the preparation of a simple risk score for amputation related to diabetic foot ulcer. We then analyzed the risk factors for predictive value as odds ratios in foot ulcers and/or amputation. We used the available data to deduce a mean value to reflect the authors' consensus. RESULTS In view of the current literature on the matter, we have developed a semi-quantitative scoring system using just a few items to allow rapid and visual risk assessment for diabetic foot ulcers alongside recommendations for prevention and a sensible follow-up strategy to match the risk. CONCLUSION This relatively simple score enables rapid risk classification for patients that can ease the way for both physicians and patients in gaining an insight into individual risk situations. The score provides more effective preventative measures for high-risk patients against future complications.
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- Stephan Kress
- Vinzentinus-Krankenhaus, Landau, Germany
- Stephan Kress, MD, Diabeteszentrum, Vinzentius-Krankenhaus, Cornichonstrasse 4, 76829 Landau, Germany.
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- Gemeinschaftspraxis Anderten-Krok & Partner, Hildesheim, Germany
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- Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Diabetes-Technologie Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH an der Universität Ulm, Germany
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- Klinik für Endokrinologie und Nephrologie der Universität Leipzig, Germany
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- Forschungsinstitut der Diabetes Akademie Bad Mergentheim (FIDAM), Germany
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- Praxis für Cardiovascular- und Ultraschalldiagnostik, Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen und Psychotherapie, Berlin, Germany
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- Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Geriatrie, Stuttgart, Germany
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Dörr S, Freier F, Schlecht M, Lobmann R. Bacterial diversity and inflammatory response at first-time visit in younger and older individuals with diabetic foot infection (DFI). Acta Diabetol 2021; 58:181-189. [PMID: 32944830 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-020-01587-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIM Infection of a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is common. More than the half of DFUs become infected and 15-20% of them necessitate amputation in course of treatment. Diabetic foot infection (DFI) is therefore the major cause for non-traumatic lower limb amputation in Germany. Prompt and effective treatment of DFI is mandatory to safe limbs and lives. We investigated if there are relevant differences in evoked inflammatory response between different species and age-separated groups. We further investigated if there is an impact of ulcer localization on bacterial diversity. METHODS For a 12-month period, we investigated 353 individuals with infected DFU, their laboratory results and bacterial diversity at first-time visit in a Diabetic Foot Care Center in Southern Germany. RESULTS The ulcer microbiota was dominated by gram-positive species, primary Staphylococcus aureus. The gram-negative sector was mainly formed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacteriaceae (Proteus spp., Enterobacter spp., Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp.). With increase in age, P. aeruginosa and S. aureus became more frequent, while Streptococci decreased. Ischemic and/or deep wounds were more likely to bear gram-negative species. Inflammatory response did not differ between gram-positive and gram-negative species, while Streptococci and Proteus spp. induced the highest serum inflammation reaction in their category. Streptococci, Enterobacter spp. and E. coli were more frequent in summer, while Enterococci spp., coagulase-negative Staphylococci and P. aeruginosa were more prevalent in winter half-year. DFIs of the forefoot and plantar side are mostly caused by gram-positive species, while Enterobacteriaceae were most frequent in plantar ulcerations. CONCLUSION Gram-positive species dominate bacterial spectrum in DFI. With increase in age, S. aureus, Streptococci and Pseudomonas aeruginosa became more frequent. The inflammatory response did not differ significantly between different species, but gram-negative species were slightly but not significant more frequent in ischemic wounds. Climatic distinction like summer or winter half-year as well as foot ulcer localization seems to influence bacterial diversity in DFUs.
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- Stefan Dörr
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart General Hospital, Prießnitzweg 24, 70374, Stuttgart, Germany.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart General Hospital, Prießnitzweg 24, 70374, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart General Hospital, Prießnitzweg 24, 70374, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart General Hospital, Prießnitzweg 24, 70374, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Morbach S, Lobmann R, Eckhard M, Müller E, Reike H, Risse A, Rümenapf G, Spraul M. Diabetic Foot Syndrome. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2020; 129:S82-S90. [PMID: 33352597 DOI: 10.1055/a-1284-6412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Stephan Morbach
- Department of Diabetology and Angiology, Marienkrankenhaus gGmbH, Soest, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Klinikum Stuttgart, Bad Cannstatt, Germany
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- University Diabetes Center and Interdisciplinary Diabetic Foot Center of Central Hesse, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg GmbH, Giessen site and GZW Diabetes Clinic Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Practice for Diabetology and Nephrology, KfH kidney center, Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mariannen-Hospital, Werl, Germany
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- Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine North, Dortmund, Germany
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- Upper Rhine Vascular Center, Department of Vascular Surgery, Diakonissen Stiftungs Hospital, Speyer, Germany
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- Diabetes Center Rheine, Department of Internal Medicine III (Mathias Hospital and Jacobi Hospital), Rheine, Germany
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Dissemond J, Augustin M, Dietlein M, Faust U, Keuthage W, Lobmann R, Münter KC, Strohal R, Stücker M, Traber J, Vanscheidt W, Läuchli S. Efficacy of MMP-inhibiting wound dressings in the treatment of chronic wounds: a systematic review. J Wound Care 2020; 29:102-118. [PMID: 32058850 DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2020.29.2.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) substantially contribute to the development of chronicity in wounds. Thus, MMP-inhibiting dressings may support healing. A systematic review was performed to determine the existing evidence base for the treatment of hard-to-heal wounds with these dressings. METHODS A systematic literature search in databases and clinical trial registers was conducted to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the efficacy of MMP-inhibiting dressings. Studies were analysed regarding their quality and clinical evidence. RESULTS Of 721 hits, 16 relevant studies were assessed. There were 13 studies performed with collagen and three with technology lipido-colloid nano oligosaccharide factor (TLC-NOSF) dressings. Indications included diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, pressure ulcers or wounds of mixed origin. Patient-relevant endpoints comprised wound size reduction, complete wound closure, healing time and rate. Considerable differences in the quality and subsequent clinical evidence exist between the studies identified. Substantial evidence for significant improvement in healing was identified only for some dressings. CONCLUSION Evidence for the superiority of some MMP-inhibiting wound dressings exists regarding wound closure, wound size reduction, healing time and healing rate. More research is required to substantiate the existing evidence for different types of hard-to-heal wounds and to generate evidence for some of the different types of MMP-inhibiting wound dressings.
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- Joachim Dissemond
- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University of Essen, Essen, Germany
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- MEDAHCON GmbH, HealthCare Communication, Bonn, Germany
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- Specialist Practice for Diabetology and Nutritional Medicine, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart General Hospital, Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Venerology, State Hospital and Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch, Feldkirch, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Venenklinik Bellevue, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, Department of Dermatology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Stephan Morbach
- Abteilung für Diabetologie und Angiologie, Marienkrankenhaus gGmbH, Soest
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- Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Geriatrie, Klinikum Stuttgart, Standort Bad Cannstatt
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- Universitäres Diabeteszentrum und Interdisziplinäres Zentrum Diabetischer Fuß Mittelhessen, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Gießen und GZW Diabetesklinik Bad Nauheim
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- Schwerpunktpraxis für Diabetologie und Nephrologie, KfH-Nierenzentrum, Bernkastel-Kues
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- Oberrheinisches Gefäßzentrum, Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie, Diakonissen-Stiftungs-Krankenhaus, Speyer
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- Diabetes-Zentrum Rheine, Medizinische Klinik III (Mathias-Spital und Jakobi-Krankenhaus), Rheine
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Lawall H, Geisbüsch P, Lobmann R. [Macroangiopathy in diabetes mellitus]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2020; 145:1606-1613. [PMID: 33142327 DOI: 10.1055/a-1047-7742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Peripheral artery occlusive disease is a prevalent but underdiagnosed manifestation in patients with diabetes and also in patients with diabetic foot ulceration. There is insufficient awareness of its clinical manifestations, including intermittent claudication and critical limb ischemia and of its risk of adverse limb outcomes. This review aims to highlight essential elements of the prevalence of peripheral artery disease in patients with diabetes and the the pathway of clinical diagnosis. We report the actual standards and evidence based, interdisciplinary management including conservative, interventional and surgical treatment options and also the needs of follow-up care.
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Lobmann R, Grünerbel A, Lawall H, Lüdemann C, Morbach S, Tigges W, Völkel L, Rychlik RP. Impact of wound duration on diabetic foot ulcer healing: evaluation of a new sucrose octasulfate wound dressing. J Wound Care 2020; 29:543-551. [PMID: 33052796 DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2020.29.10.543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE A common and frequent complication of diabetes is diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), which can have high treatment costs and severe adverse events. This study aims to evaluate the effects of wound duration on wound healing and the impact on costs, including treatment with a new sucrose octasulfate dressing compared with a control dressing. METHOD Based on the Explorer study (a two-armed randomised double-blind clinical trial), a cost-effectiveness analysis compared four different patient groups distinguished by their wound duration and additionally two DFU treatment options: a sucrose octasulfate dressing and a neutral dressing (as control). Clinical outcomes and total direct costs of wound dressings were evaluated over 20 weeks from the perspective of the Social Health Insurance in Germany. Simulation of long-term outcomes and costs were demonstrated by a five cycle Markov model. RESULTS The results show total wound healing rates between 71% and 14.8%, and direct treatment costs for DFU in the range of €2482-3278 (sucrose octasulfate dressing) and €2768-3194 (control dressing). Patients with a wound duration of ≤2 months revealed the highest wound healing rates for both the sucrose octasulfate dressing and control dressing (71% and 41%, respectively) and had the lowest direct treatment costs of €2482 and €2768, respectively. The 100-week Markov model amplified the results. Patients with ≤2 months' wound duration achieved wound healing rates of 98% and 88%, respectively and costs of €3450 and €6054, respectively (CE=€3520, €6864). Sensitivity analysis revealed that the dressing changes per week were the most significant uncertainty factor. CONCLUSION Based on the findings of this study, early treatment of DFU with a sucrose octasulfate dressing is recommended from a health economic view due to lower treatment costs, greater cost-effectiveness and higher wound healing rates.
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- Ralf Lobmann
- Klinikum Stuttgart - Krankenhaus Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart
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- Gemeinschaftspraxis Prof. Dr. med. Curt Diehm, Dr. med. Holger Lawall, Ettlingen
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- Evangelisches Waldkrankenhaus Spandau, Ein Unternehmen der Paul Gerhardt Diakonie, Berlin
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- Institute of Empirical Health Economics, Burscheid, Germany
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Ziegler D, Landgraf R, Lobmann R, Reiners K, Rett K, Schnell O, Strom A. Polyneuropathy is inadequately treated despite increasing symptom intensity in individuals with and without diabetes (PROTECT follow-up study). J Diabetes Investig 2020; 11:1272-1277. [PMID: 32268450 PMCID: PMC7477515 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION Despite its major clinical impact, distal symmetric polyneuropathy remains frequently undiagnosed and undertreated in clinical practice. We previously reported in the PROTECT Study that 70% of type 2 diabetes patients with distal symmetric polyneuropathy were unaware of having the latter condition. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the present follow up after 2.5 ± 0.7 years, 122 and 85 participants with and without type 2 diabetes, respectively, completed questionnaires to obtain information about the further course of disease and its management. RESULTS At follow up, 49 and 48% of the respondents with type 2 diabetes and without diabetes, respectively, reported that the intensity of paresthesia or numbness in the feet increased, whereas for burning and pain in the feet the corresponding percentages were 56 and 61%. However, 33 and 40% of the respondents with type 2 diabetes and without diabetes, respectively, reporting neuropathic symptoms at follow up did not receive any pharmacotherapy. Pharmacotherapy of neuropathic symptoms at follow up among participants with type 2 diabetes and without diabetes included mainly World Health Organization Step 1 analgesics (17% each; excluding acetylsalicylic acid), pregabalin/gabapentin (20 and 12%), vitamin B complex (13 and 22%), benfotiamine (13 and 2%), opioids (7 and 12%), antidepressants (4 and 5%) and α-lipoic acid (4 and 2%). CONCLUSIONS These findings point to insufficient care, inadequate treatment adherence or limited efficacy of treatments in patients with polyneuropathy, suggesting that effective measures should be implemented to correct these healthcare deficits.
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- Dan Ziegler
- Institute for Clinical DiabetologyGerman Diabetes CenterLeibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
- Division of Endocrinology and DiabetologyMedical FacultyHeinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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- Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and GeriatricsKlinikum Stuttgart ‐ Bad CannstattStuttgartGermany
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- Forschergruppe Diabetes e.V. at the Helmholtz Center MunichNeuherbergGermany
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- Institute for Clinical DiabetologyGerman Diabetes CenterLeibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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Dissemond J, Augustin M, Dietlein M, Keuthage W, Läuchli S, Lobmann R, Münter KC, Stücker M, Traber J, Vanscheidt W, Strohal R. [Sucrose octasulfate-evidence in the treatment of chronic wounds]. Hautarzt 2020; 71:791-801. [PMID: 32638031 DOI: 10.1007/s00105-020-04637-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Patients with chronic wounds should receive wound treatment in addition to causative therapy. In this context, the lack of adequate evidence for wound healing products has been repeatedly discussed. Using the example of TLC-sucrose octasulfate (TLC: technology lipido-colloid), the present review shows that there is significant data with good evidence and comparability in this area. One therapeutic approach to promote wound healing is the inhibition of matrix-metalloproteinases, for example by sucrose octasulfate. For wound products containing TLC-sucrose octasulfate, several sequential clinical studies have been conducted in recent years. The WHAT study was an open randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 117 patients with venous leg ulcers (VLU). The CHALLENGE study was a double-blind RCT with 187 patients with VLU. The SPID study was a pilot study with 33 patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). The two prospective, multicenter clinical pilot studies NEREIDES and CASSIOPEE examined a total of 88 patients with VLU in different phases of healing. In the REALITY study, a pooled data analysis was performed on eight observational studies with 10,220 patients with chronic wounds of different genesis. In the double-blind, two-armed EXPLORER RCT, 240 patients with neuro-ischemic DFU were followed from first presentation until complete healing. In all studies, a significant promotion of wound healing could be shown by the use of wound healing products with TLC-sucrose octasulfate.
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- Joachim Dissemond
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147, Essen, Deutschland.
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- Institut für Versorgungsforschung in der Dermatologie und bei Pflegeberufen, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Diabetesschwerpunktpraxis Dietlein, Bauernstr. 50, 86391, Stadtbergen, Deutschland
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- Schwerpunktpraxis Diabetes und Ernährungsmedizin, MedicalCenter am Clemenshospital, Düesbergweg 128, 48153, Münster, Deutschland
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- Dermatologische Klinik, Universitätsspital Zürich, Gloriastr. 31, 8091, Zürich, Schweiz
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- Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Geriatrie, Klinikum Stuttgart - Krankenhaus Bad Cannstatt, Prießnitzweg 24, 70374, Stuttgart, Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Dermatologie und Venerologie, LKH Feldkirch, Akademisches Lehrspital, Carinagasse 45-47, 6800, Feldkirch, Österreich
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- Abteilung für Dermatologie Venerologie und Allergologie am St. Josef-Hospital, Klinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Gudrunstr. 56, 44791, Bochum, Deutschland
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- Dermatologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Paula-Modersohn-Platz 3, 79100, Freiburg, Deutschland
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Dörr S, Schlecht M, Chatzitomaris A, Weisser G, Lucke-Paulig L, Friedl A, Joachim R, Lobmann R. Predictive Effect of Inflammatory Response and Foot Ulcer
Localization on Outcome in Younger and Older Individuals with Infected Diabetic
Foot Syndrome. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2020; 129:878-886. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1149-8989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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AbstractThe diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) is the most important cause for non-traumatic
major amputation in adult individuals and actually one of the most frightening
events in diabetics’ life. Despite the often protracted treatment of
infected DFS at the end patients are often confronted with amputation. We
investigated 352 individuals with infected DFS in two age separated-groups.
Older individuals presented with significant worse renal function and lower
HbA1c on day of admittance. Most detected ulcers involved the plantar sides of
the metatarsal heads (MTH) and the toes. We saw an age-dependent translocation
of foot ulcers from plantar and hindfoot to the forefoot and toes. In average
every third wound provoked amputation, in the majority (94%) minor
amputations, only 1.9% major amputations occurred. Lesions of the
5th toe or its MTH and interdigital or interphalangeal joint
ulcers led to amputation in more than 60%. Worse renal function and WBC
above 11 tsd/µl were linked with higher amputation risk. But in
particular current scoring systems like SINBAD or Wagner-Armstrong scale and
thus finally clinician’s assessment of the wound situation gave a
substantial hint for subsequent amputation – regardless of age.
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- Stefan Dörr
- Departments of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart
General Hospital, Bad Cannstatt, Germany
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- Departments of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart
General Hospital, Bad Cannstatt, Germany
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- Departments of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart
General Hospital, Bad Cannstatt, Germany
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- Departments of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart
General Hospital, Bad Cannstatt, Germany
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- Departments of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart
General Hospital, Bad Cannstatt, Germany
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- Departments of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart
General Hospital, Bad Cannstatt, Germany
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- Departments of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart
General Hospital, Bad Cannstatt, Germany
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- Departments of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart
General Hospital, Bad Cannstatt, Germany
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Monami M, Scatena A, Schlecht M, Lobmann R, Landi L, Ricci L, Mannucci E. Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy in Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Multicenter Preliminary Experience. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2020; 110:Article5. [PMID: 32073323 DOI: 10.7547/18-069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and the frequency of comorbid conditions of patients make the treatment of diabetic foot infections problematic. In this context, photodynamic therapy could be a useful tool to treat infected wounds. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of repeated applications of a phthalocyanine derivative (RLP068) on the bacterial load and on the healing process. METHODS The present analysis was performed on patients with clinically infected ulcers who had been treated with RLP068. A sample for microbiological culture was collected at the first visit before and immediately after the application of RLP068 on the ulcer surface, and the area was illuminated for 8 minutes with a red light. The whole procedure was repeated three times per week at two centers (Florence and Arezzo, Italy) (sample A), and two times per week at the third center (Stuttgart, Germany) (sample B) for 2 weeks. RESULTS Sample A and sample B were composed of 55 and nine patients, respectively. In sample A, bacterial load decreased significantly after a single treatment, and the benefit persisted for 2 weeks. Similar effects of the first treatment were observed in sample B. In both samples, the ulcer area showed a significant reduction during follow-up, even in patients with ulcers infected with gram-negative germs or with exposed bone. CONCLUSIONS RLP068 seems to be a promising topical wound management procedure for the treatment of infected diabetic foot ulcers.
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- Matteo Monami
- Diabetology, Careggi Hospital and University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatric Medicine, Klinikum Stuttgart-Krankenhaus Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatric Medicine, Klinikum Stuttgart-Krankenhaus Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Diabetology, Careggi Hospital and University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Diabetology Unit, San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy
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- Diabetology, Careggi Hospital and University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Lobmann R, Augustin M, Lawall H, Tigges W, Potempa C, Thiem H, Fietz C, Rychlik RPT. Cost-effectiveness of TLC-sucrose octasulfate versus control dressings in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. J Wound Care 2019; 28:808-816. [DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2019.28.12.808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Objective:Diabetes is one of the most widespread diseases in Germany. Common complications are diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), which are associated with a cost-intensive treatment and serious adverse events, such as infections, amputations. This cost-effectiveness analysis compares two treatment options for patients with DFU: a TLC-NOSF dressing versus a neutral dressing, assessed through a European double-blind randomised controlled trial (RCT), Explorer.Methods:The evaluation of the clinical outcomes was associated to direct costs (costs for dressings, nursing time, hospitalisation etc.) of both dressings, from the perspective of the statutory health insurance in Germany. Due to the long mean healing time of a DFU, the observation period was extended from 20 to 100 weeks in a Markov model.Results:After 20 weeks, and with complete closure as a primary endpoint, the model revealed direct treatment costs for DFU of €2,864.21 when treated with a TLC-NOSF dressing compared with €2,958.69 with the neutral control dressing (cost-effectiveness: €6,017.25 versus €9,928.49). In the Markov model (100 weeks) the costs for the TLC-NOSF dressing were €5,882.87 compared with €8,449.39 with the neutral dressing (cost-effectiveness: €6,277.58 versus €10,375.56). The robustness of results was underlined by several sensitivity analyses for varying assumptions. The frequency of weekly dressing changes had the most significant influence in terms of parameter uncertainty.Conclusion:Overall, the treatment of DFU with a TLC-NOSF dressing is supported from a health economic perspective, because both the treatment costs and the cost-effectiveness were superior compared with the neutral wound dressing.
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- Ralf Lobmann
- Professor; Krankenhaus Bad Cannstatt (kbc) / Klinikum Stuttgart
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- Professor; Gemeinschaftspraxis (joint practice) Prof. Dr. med Curt Diehm/Dr. med Holger Lawall, Ettlingen, Germany
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- Institute for Empirical Health Economics, Burscheid, Germany
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- Institute for Empirical Health Economics, Burscheid, Germany
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Dörr S, Lucke-Paulig L, Vollmer C, Lobmann R. Malignant Transformation in Diabetic Foot Ulcers-Case Reports and Review of the Literature. Geriatrics (Basel) 2019; 4:geriatrics4040062. [PMID: 31703431 PMCID: PMC6961039 DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics4040062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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An imbalance of regeneration and destruction of the extracellular matrix due to a plethora of chemo- and cytokines, elevated matrix metalloproteinases, bacterial contamination and repetitive painless tissue damage can lead the chronicity of a wound, especially in diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). Along general lines, wound healing and cancer development are similar. Therefore chronic wounds prepare a breeding ground for cancer development. Several characteristics such as increase in size, verrucous everted margins and contact bleeding are suspicious for malignant growth in a chronic wound. While previously the term Marjolin's ulcer was attributed to a malignant tumor in (burn) scars, it is nowadays used for every malignant tumor in chronic wounds. Furthermore, chronic ulcers in diabetic feet are susceptible for malignant transformation. We describe two cases of squamous cell carcinoma in patients with DFU-a 71 year-old woman and a 67 year old man. Both received total tumor excision and split-skin grafts with good short-time results.
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- Stefan Dörr
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart General Hospital, 70374 Bad Cannstatt, 24 Prießnitzweg, Germany;
- Correspondence: (S.D.); (R.L.); Tel.: +49-711-278-44887 (S.D.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart General Hospital, 70374 Bad Cannstatt, 24 Prießnitzweg, Germany;
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- Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Stuttgart General Hospital, 70374 Bad Cannstatt, 24 Prießnitzweg, Germany;
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart General Hospital, 70374 Bad Cannstatt, 24 Prießnitzweg, Germany;
- Correspondence: (S.D.); (R.L.); Tel.: +49-711-278-44887 (S.D.)
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- Stephan Morbach
- Abteilung für Diabetologie und Angiologie, Marienkrankenhaus gGmbH, Soest
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- Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Geriatrie, Krankenhaus Bad Cannstatt, Klinikum Stuttgart
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- Universitäres Diabeteszentrum und Interdisziplinäres Zentrum Diabetischer Fuß Mittelhessen, Med. Klinik und Poliklinik III, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Gießen
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- Schwerpunktpraxis für Diabetologie und Nephrologie, KfH-Nierenzentrum, Bernkastel-Kues
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- Oberrheinisches Gefäßzentrum, Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie, Diakonissen-Stiftungs-Krankenhaus, Speyer
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- Diabetes-Zentrum Rheine, Medizinische Klinik III (Mathias-Spital und Jakobi-Krankenhaus), Rheine
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Dörr S, Schickel R, Lucke-Paulig L, Schöntag S, Lobmann R. Rapid Cognitive Decline and Recurrent Falls in a 71 Year-Old Man Due to Cerebral Amyloidangiopathy-Related Inflammation (CAA-RI). Geriatrics (Basel) 2019; 4:geriatrics4040056. [PMID: 31581713 PMCID: PMC6960864 DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics4040056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cognitive decline and falls in the elderly are common and are often accepted as natural and inevitable by relatives and health care professionals, but frequently there are specific and treatable diseases that should be revealed. In our case, cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation (CAA-RI) was causative for neuro-psychiatric symptoms and worsening of gait in a 71 year-old man with recurrent falls and decline of gait and cognition. Cerebral amyloidangiopathy (CAA) is an important cause of cerebrovascular disorders in the elderly, characterized by leukoencephalopathy combined with lobar or small cortical hemorrhage due to amyloid deposition in cortical and leptomeningeal vessels. In several conditions, amyloid deposition can provoke inflammation or edema that lead to -normally reversible- encephalopathy. CAA-RI is then characterized by subacute neurobehavioral symptoms, headache, seizures or stroke-like signs. The first therapeutic option after confirming the diagnosis is treatment with glucocorticoids. Despite treatment with prednisolone, our patient could not regain his unrestricted mobility and self-help competence. Our report aims to sharpen awareness for CAA and its inflammatory form (CAA-RI) in healthcare professionals involved in medical care of the elderly and provide a short summary of this disease.
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- Stefan Dörr
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart General Hospital, 70374 Bad Cannstatt, Prießnitzweg 24, Germany.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart General Hospital, 70374 Bad Cannstatt, Prießnitzweg 24, Germany.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart General Hospital, 70374 Bad Cannstatt, Prießnitzweg 24, Germany.
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- Department of Diagnostic and interventional Radiology, Stuttgart General Hospital, 70374 Bad Cannstatt, Prießnitzweg 24, Germany.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart General Hospital, 70374 Bad Cannstatt, Prießnitzweg 24, Germany.
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Seufert J, Deiss D, Gölz S, Haak T, Klausmann G, Kroeger J, Lobmann R, Pfeiffer AF, Schnell O, Seibold A, Siegmund T, Ziegler R. Neue Therapieoptionen mit kontinuierlich gemessenen Glukosedaten – Empfehlungen für die Praxis. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2019. [DOI: 10.1055/a-0978-4537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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ZusammenfassungKontinuierliches Glukosemonitoring (Continuous Glucose Monitoring – CGM) ist heute fest in Konsensusempfehlungen und Leitlinien zur Verbesserung der glykämischen Kontrolle bei Menschen mit insulinpflichtigem Diabetes mellitus verankert. In der täglichen Praxis werden im Besonderen HbA1c, Glukosevariabilität und Hypoglykämien durch die Nutzung von CGM positiv beeinflusst. Der Stellenwert von CGM bei Therapieentscheidungen wächst und birgt weitere vielfältige Potenziale. Dieser Übersichtsartikel stellt dar, welche Therapieoptionen auf der Basis von CGM-Daten bestehen, wie das ambulante Glukoseprofil und Trendpfeile Therapieentscheidungen beeinflussen können und welche Schulungskonzepte für Patienten angeboten werden. Auch werden zukünftige Felder für die Anwendung von CGM erörtert und diskutiert.
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- Jochen Seufert
- Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Abteilung Endokrinologie und Diabetologie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Germany
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- Diabetes Schwerpunktpraxis, Esslingen, Germany
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- Bad Mergentheim, Diabetes-Klinik, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
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- Diabetologie, Zentrum für Diabetologie Hamburg-Bergedorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Geriatrie, Klinikum Stuttgart, Krankenhaus Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Klinik für Endokrinologie, Stoffwechsel- und Ernährungsmedizin, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, Forschergruppe Diabetes e. V., München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Diabetes-, Hormon- und Stoffwechselzentrum, Isarklinikum, München, Germany
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- Diabetologische Schwerpunktpraxis für Kinder und Jugendliche, Münster, Germany
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Lázaro-Martínez JL, Edmonds M, Rayman G, Apelqvist J, Van Acker K, Hartemann A, Martini J, Lobmann R, Bohbot S, Kerihuel JC, Piaggesi A. Optimal wound closure of diabetic foot ulcers with early initiation of TLC-NOSF treatment: post-hoc analysis of Explorer. J Wound Care 2019; 28:358-367. [DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2019.28.6.358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Objective: In March 2018, the Explorer study, an international, double-blind, randomised controlled trial (RCT), established that adding a TLC-NOSF (UrgoStart Contact, Laboratoires Urgo, France) dressing to good local standard of care (SoC) significantly and substantially increases wound closure and reduces the healing time of neuroischaemic diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). Besides the TLC-NOSF treatment, the wound duration was the only other covariate that had an influence on the wound closure rate in the regression model used in the original study. The purpose of this work was to further document the impact of wound duration on the healing outcomes of the DFUs included in the Explorer study and to discuss complementary pragmatic observations on the TLC-NOSF effect. Method: In this post-hoc analysis of the Explorer data, the wound closure rates by week 20 are reported for the global cohort (n=240, Intention-to-treat population) and for the treated (n=126) and control groups (n=114) according to DFU duration and location. Results: For the combined group, wound closure rates decreased with the increase of wound duration at baseline (from 57% in wounds ≤2 months to 19% in wounds >11 months). Whatever the wound duration subgroups analysed, higher closure rates were reported in the TLC-NOSF group than in the control group. However, the maximal difference between the two treatments was reported in wounds with a duration of ≤2 months (71% versus 41%, 30 percentage points difference, Relative Risk 1.7, 95% Confidence Interval 1.1 to 2.8). Regarding wound location subgroup analyses, the outcomes were always in favour of the TLC-NOSF treatment, with closure rates ranging between 43% and 61% within the TLC-NOSF group, and between 25% and 40% within the control group. Conclusion: This clinical evidence supports that treating DFUs with TLC-NOSF dressing and good SoC results in higher wound closure rates than with a neutral dressing and the same good standard of care, whatever the duration and the location of the treated wounds. However, the earlier the TLC-NOSF dressing is initiated in DFU treatment, the greater the benefits.
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- The Ipswich Diabetic Foot Unit, Diabetes Centre, The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital of Malmö, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Diabetology, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Klinikum Stuttgart, Germany
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- Medical Affairs Department, Laboratoires URGO, Paris, France
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Bahrmann A, Bahrmann P, Baumann J, Bauer J, Brückel E, Dreyer M, Freitag M, Friedl A, Gölz S, Grundke S, Hiddemann S, Hodeck K, Kern W, Kintscher U, Kubiak T, Kulzer B, Lee-Barkey Y, Lobmann R, Marx N, Schröder F, Tombek A, Uebel T, Wernecke J, Zeyfang A. S2k-Leitlinie Diagnostik, Therapie und Verlaufskontrolle des Diabetes mellitus im Alter. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/a-0666-0820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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ZusammenfassungDie Diabetesprävalenz liegt in der Altersgruppe ab 80 Jahren bei über 30 %. Bei der Diagnostik und Therapie älterer Menschen mit Typ-1- und Typ-2 Diabetes müssen altersspezifische Besonderheiten wie funktionelle und kognitive Einschränkungen sowie Komorbiditäten und Aspekte der Polypharmazie in besonderem Maße berücksichtigt werden. Die S2k-Leitlinie der Deutschen Diabetes Gesellschaft wurde mit 6 weiteren Fachgesellschaften (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemeinmedizin und Familienmedizin, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geriatrie, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährungsmedizin, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pflegewissenschaft, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Palliativmedizin) und der Patientenvertretung (DBW) erarbeitet. Therapieziele wie Erhalt der Lebensqualität und strikte Vermeidung von Akutkomplikationen wie schwere Hypoglykämien treten in den Vordergrund. HbA1c-Ziele sollten gemeinsam mit den Patienten in Abhängigkeit der individuellen Wünsche und Fähigkeiten festgelegt werden. Altersspezifische Besonderheiten einzelner Medikamente müssen insbesondere im Kontext der Multimorbidität beachtet werden. In der Leitlinie werden pflegerische Aspekte, Schnittstellenmanagement, Schmerztherapie sowie häufige Komorbiditäten bei Diabetes wie Hypertonie, Frailty, Sarkopenie, Demenz, Depression, End-of-Life Situationen ausführlich dargestellt.
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- Anke Bahrmann
- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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- medius KLINIK OSTFILDERN-RUIT, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Altersmedizin und Palliativmedizin, Ostfildern
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Morbach S, Lobmann R, Eckhard M, Müller E, Reike H, Risse A, Rümenapf G, Spraul M. Diabetisches Fußsyndrom. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/a-0598-3040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Stephan Morbach
- Abteilung für Diabetologie und Angiologie, Marienkrankenhaus gGmbH, Soest
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- Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Geriatrie, Krankenhaus Bad-Cannstatt, Klinikum Stuttgart
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- Universitäres Diabeteszentrum und Interdisziplinäres Zentrum Diabetischer Fuß Mittelhessen, Med. Klinik und Poliklinik III, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Gießen
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- Schwerpunktpraxis für Diabetologie und Nephrologie, KfH Nierenzentrum, Bernkastel-Kues
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- Oberrheinisches Gefäßzentrum, Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie, Diakonissen-Stiftungs-Krankenhaus, Speyer
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- Diabetes-Zentrum Rheine, Medizinische Klinik III (Mathias-Spital und Jakobi-Krankenhaus), Rheine
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Ousey K, Chadwick P, Jawień A, Tariq G, Nair HKR, Lázaro-Martínez JL, Sandy-Hodgetts K, Alves P, Wu S, Moore Z, Pokorná A, Polak A, Armstrong D, Sanada H, Hong JP, Atkin L, Santamaria N, Tehan P, Lobmann R, Fronzo C, Webb R. Identifying and treating foot ulcers in patients with diabetes: saving feet, legs and lives. J Wound Care 2018; 27:S1-S52. [DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2018.27.sup5.s1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Collegium Medicum, University of Nicolaus Copernicus, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Portugal, Portugal
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- Dr William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, United States
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- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Poland
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- Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, United States
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- Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan, South Korea
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- University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
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Ziegler D, Landgraf R, Lobmann R, Reiners K, Rett K, Schnell O, Strom A. Painful and painless neuropathies are distinct and largely undiagnosed entities in subjects participating in an educational initiative (PROTECT study). Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2018. [PMID: 29518491 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2018.02.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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AIMS We conducted a nationwide educational initiative to determine the prevalence and risk factors of diagnosed and undiagnosed painful and painless distal sensory polyneuropathy (DSPN). METHODS Among 1850 participants, 781 had no history of diabetes (ND), 126 had type 1 diabetes (T1D), and 943 had type 2 diabetes (T2D). Painful DSPN was defined as polyneuropathy detected by bedside tests with pain and/or burning in the feet, while painless DSPN was defined as polyneuropathy with paresthesias, numbness, or absence of symptoms. RESULTS DSPN was detected in 48.2% of ND, 44.3% of T1D, and 55.3% of T2D subjects. DSPN was painful, painless, or atypical in 62.1, 24.8, and 13.1% of the participants. Painful DSPN was more severe than painless DSPN. Painful and painless DSPN were previously undiagnosed in 61.5 and 81.1% of the participants, respectively. In T2D subjects, painful and painless DSPN were associated with a higher and lower BMI, respectively. Among ND participants 39.2% had HbA1c levels indicating prediabetes/diabetes. CONCLUSIONS Around half of participants in an educational initiative had DSPN, 62% of whom had the painful entity that correlated with BMI in T2D. Since many cases of neuropathy and diabetes remain undiagnosed, effective strategies to timely detect both conditions should be implemented.
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- Dan Ziegler
- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany; Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Klinikum Stuttgart - Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Forschergruppe Diabetes e.V. at the Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Edmonds M, Lázaro-Martínez JL, Alfayate-García JM, Martini J, Petit JM, Rayman G, Lobmann R, Uccioli L, Sauvadet A, Bohbot S, Kerihuel JC, Piaggesi A. Sucrose octasulfate dressing versus control dressing in patients with neuroischaemic diabetic foot ulcers (Explorer): an international, multicentre, double-blind, randomised, controlled trial. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2018; 6:186-196. [PMID: 29275068 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(17)30438-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Diabetic foot ulcers are serious and challenging wounds associated with high risk of infection and lower-limb amputation. Ulcers are deemed neuroischaemic if peripheral neuropathy and peripheral artery disease are both present. No satisfactory treatment for neuroischaemic ulcers currently exists, and no evidence supports one particular dressing. We aimed to assess the effect of a sucrose octasulfate dressing versus a control dressing on wound closure in patients with neuroischaemic diabetic foot ulcers. METHODS We did a randomised, double-blind clinical trial (Explorer) in 43 hospitals with specialised diabetic foot clinics in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, and the UK. Eligible participants were inpatients or outpatients aged 18 years or older with diabetes and a non-infected neuroischaemic diabetic foot ulcer greater than 1 cm2 and of grade IC or IIC (as defined by the University of Texas Diabetic Wound Classification system). We excluded patients with a severe illness that might lead to them discontinuing the trial and those who had surgical revascularisation in the month before study entry. We randomly assigned participants (1:1) via a computer-generated randomisation procedure (concealed block size two); stratified by study centre and wound area (1-5 cm2 and 5-30 cm2), to treatment with either a sucrose octasulfate wound dressing or a control dressing (the same dressing without sucrose octasulfate) for 20 weeks. Both groups otherwise received the same standard of care for a 2-week screening period before randomisation and throughout the 20-week trial. Dressings were applied by nursing staff (or by instructed relatives for some outpatients). Frequencies of dressing changes were decided by the investigator on the basis of the clinical condition of the wound. Patients were assessed 2 weeks after randomisation, then monthly until week 20 or occurrence of wound closure. The primary outcome, assessed by intention-to-treat, was proportion of patients with wound closure at week 20. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT01717183. FINDINGS Between March 21, 2013, and March 31, 2016, we randomly assigned 240 individuals to treatment: 126 to the sucrose octasulfate dressing and 114 to the control dressing. After 20 weeks, wound closure occurred in 60 patients (48%) in the sucrose octasulfate dressing group and 34 patients (30%) in the control dressing group (18 percentage points difference, 95% CI 5-30; adjusted odds ratio 2·60, 95% CI 1·43-4·73; p=0·002). In both groups, the most frequent adverse events were infections of the target wound: 33 wound infections in 25 (20%) patients of 126 in the sucrose octasulfate dressing group and 36 in 32 (28%) patients of 114 in the control dressing group. Minor amputations not affecting the wound site were also reported in one (1%) patient in the sucrose octasulfate dressing group and two (2%) patients in the control dressing group. Three (2%) patients assigned to the sucrose octasulfate dressing and four (4%) assigned to the control dressing died, but none of the deaths were related to treatment, procedure, wound progression, or subsequent to amputation. INTERPRETATION A sucrose octasulfate dressing significantly improved wound closure of neuroischaemic diabetic foot ulcers without affecting safety after 20 weeks of treatment along with standard care. These findings support the use of sucrose octasulfate dressing as a local treatment for neuroischaemic diabetic foot ulcers. FUNDING Laboratoires Urgo Medical.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, François Mitterrand University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- The Ipswich Diabetic Foot Unit, Diabetes Centre, The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Klinikum Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Lazaro J, Izzo V, Meaume S, Davies A, Lobmann R, Uccioli L. Elevated levels of matrix metalloproteinases and chronic wound healing: an updated review of clinical evidence. J Wound Care 2016; 25:277-87. [DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2016.25.5.277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- J.L. Lazaro
- University Podiatry Clinic, College of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Systems Medicine - University of Tor Vergata - Roma, Italia
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- Rothschild University Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics – Klinikum Bürgerhospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Systems Medicine - University of Tor Vergata - Roma, Italia
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The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot recommends that auditing should be part of the organization of diabetic foot care, the efforts required for data collection and analysis being balanced by the expected benefits. In Germany legislature demands measures of quality management for in- and out-patient facilities, and, in 2003, the Germany Working Group on the Diabetic Foot defined and developed a certification procedure for diabetic foot centres to be recognized as 'specialized'. This includes a description of management facilities, treatment procedures and outcomes, as well as the organization of mutual auditing visits between the centres. Outcome data is collected at baseline and 6 months on 30 consecutive patients. By 2014 almost 24,000 cases had been collected and analysed. Since 2005 Belgian multidisciplinary diabetic foot clinics could apply for recognition by health authorities. For continued recognition diabetic foot clinics need to treat at least 52 patients with a new foot problem (Wagner 2 or more or active Charcot foot) per annum. Baseline and 6-month outcome data of these patients are included in an audit-feedback initiative. Although originally fully independent of each other, the common goal of these two initiatives is quality improvement of national diabetic foot care, and hence exchanges between systems has commenced. In future, the German and Belgian accreditation models might serve as templates for comparable initiatives in other countries. Just recently the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot initiated a working group for further discussion of accreditation and auditing models (International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot AB(B)A Working Group).
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart General Hospital, Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Scientific Institute of Public Health, OD Public Health and Surveillance, Brussels, Belgium
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Ziegler D, Strom A, Lobmann R, Reiners K, Rett K, Schnell O. High prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed polyneuropathy in subjects with and without diabetes participating in a nationwide educational initiative (PROTECT study). J Diabetes Complications 2015; 29:998-1002. [PMID: 26482177 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2015.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS Since neuropathy screening may be underutilized in primary care practice, we conducted a nationwide educational initiative to determine the prevalence of diagnosed and previously undiagnosed polyneuropathy. METHODS Among 1017 individuals participating in the initiative, 983 with complete data were analyzed, 359 of whom had no diabetes by history (ND), 80 had type 1 diabetes, and 544 had type 2 diabetes. Polyneuropathy was assessed by history and foot examination including pressure, temperature, and vibration perception and was classified as possible, probable, and severe. Foot pulses and HbA1c were determined in subsets of participants. RESULTS Polyneuropathy was detected in 53.8% of ND, 43.8% of type 1, and 55.6% of type 2 diabetes subjects and was associated with higher age. In a subset of participants with polyneuropathy, the latter was declared as previously undiagnosed by 79.1% of ND, 35.7% of type 1, and 61.5% of type 2 diabetes participants. After adjustment for age and sex, prevalent polyneuropathy was associated with peripheral arterial disease. CONCLUSIONS More than half of subjects with and without diabetes participating in an educational initiative had polyneuropathy which was reported as previously undiagnosed by two thirds. Effective strategies to avoid underdiagnosis of neuropathy and to improve preventive foot care should be implemented.
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- Dan Ziegler
- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Klinikum Stuttgart Bürgerhospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Sachsenhausen Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Forschergruppe Diabetes e.V. at the Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
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Risse A, Dissemond J, Engels G, Glau S, Hochlenert D, Jecht M, Kersken J, Kramer A, Kröger K, Landgraf R, Lobmann R, May M, Mohrmann M, Morbach S, Pralle K, Reuter HM, Storck M, Tonn C, Trocha A, Wozniak G. Diabetisches-Fuß-Syndrom-Register. Diabetologe 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11428-014-1285-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Thole M, Isildak D, Kurtulus A, Empacher G, Lobmann R. Ein kulturadaptiertes Schulungskonzept motiviert zu gesundheitsfördernden Verhaltensänderungen bei türkischen Diabetikern. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1374919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ambrosch A, Halevy D, Fwity B, Brin T, Lobmann R. Effect of Daptomycin on Local Interleukin-6, Matrix Metalloproteinase-9, and Metallopeptidase Inhibitor 1 in Patients With MRSA-Infected Diabetic Foot. INT J LOW EXTR WOUND 2014; 13:12-6. [DOI: 10.1177/1534734614523126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Infection is a major cause of the diabetic foot syndrome that is promoted by the increased burden of multiresistant germs like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Maximizing positive outcome for serious MRSA infections requires an aggressive treatment approach and careful monitoring of the healing process. Therefore, we examined 8 patients with MRSA-infected diabetic foot syndrome of Wagner classification grade 2 or 3 (corresponding to the Texas classification stage 2 or 3) during antibiotic treatment with daptomycin. We documented the wound size and obtained samples of wound secretion for analyses of proinflammatory interleukin-6 (IL-6), protease (matrix metalloproteinase-9 [MMP-9]), and antiprotease (metallopeptidase inhibitor 1 [TIMP-1]) activity. During the course of anti-MRSA therapy, we observed a decrease in the concentration of local IL-6 within the first 3 days followed by a decrease of MMP-9 and an increase of TIMP-1. Finally, a reduction of wound size was documented. The present data show that efficient antimicrobial treatment with daptomycin has a number of beneficial effects on wound healing at the molecular level in MRSA-infected diabetic foot ulcers.
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- Andreas Ambrosch
- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology and Hygiene, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg, Germany
- Institute of Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology, St. Joseph Hospital, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart–Bürgerhospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology, St. Joseph Hospital, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology, St. Joseph Hospital, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Geriatrics, Stuttgart–Bürgerhospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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Ambrosch A, Halevy D, Fwity B, Brin T, Lobmann R. Effect of daptomycin on local interleukin-6, matrix metalloproteinase-9, and metallopeptidase inhibitor 1 in patients with MRSA-infected diabetic foot. INT J LOW EXTR WOUND 2014; 12:100-5. [PMID: 23771610 DOI: 10.1177/1534734613490506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Infection is a major cause of the diabetic foot syndrome being aggravating by the increased burden of multiresistant germs like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Maximizing positive outcome for serious MRSA infections requires an aggressive treatment approach and a careful monitoring of the healing process. Therefore, we examined 8 patients with MRSA-infected diabetic foot syndrome Wagner classification grades 2 or 3 (corresponding to the Texas classification stage 2 and 3) during antibiotic treatment with daptomycin. We documented the wound size and obtained samples of wound secretion for analyses of pro-inflammatory interleukin-6 (IL-6), protease (matrix metalloproteinase-9 [MMP-9]), and antiprotease activity (metallopeptidase inhibitor 1 [TIMP-1]). During the course of anti-MRSA therapy, a decrease in the concentration of local IL-6 within the first 3 days followed by a drop of MMP-9 and an increase of TIMP-1 was observed. Finally, a reduction of wound size could be documented. The present data show that efficient antimicrobial treatment with daptomycin leads to a number of beneficial processes at the molecular level of wound healing in MRSA-infected diabetic foot ulcers.
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- Andreas Ambrosch
- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology and Hygiene, Regensburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Geriatrie, Klinikum Stuttgart Burgerhospital.
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Lobmann R, Achwerdov O, Brunk-Loch S, Engels G, Trocha A, Groene C, Kersken J. The diabetic foot in Germany 2005–2012: Analysis of quality in specialized diabetic foot care centers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wndm.2014.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lobmann R, Ambrosch A. Einfluss einer antibiotischen Therapie mit Daptomycin auf IL-6, MMP-9 und TIMP-1 beim MRSA-infizierten diabetischen Fußsyndrom Stadium 2 und 3. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1314768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pollok S, Pfeiffer AC, Lobmann R, Wright CS, Moll I, Martin PEM, Brandner JM. Connexin 43 mimetic peptide Gap27 reveals potential differences in the role of Cx43 in wound repair between diabetic and non-diabetic cells. J Cell Mol Med 2011; 15:861-73. [PMID: 20345849 PMCID: PMC3922673 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01057.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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During early wound healing (WH) events Connexin 43 (Cx43) is down-regulated at wound margins. In chronic wound margins, including diabetic wounds, Cx43 expression is enhanced suggesting that down-regulation is important for WH. We previously reported that the Cx43 mimetic peptide Gap27 blocks Cx43 mediated intercellular communication and promotes skin cell migration of infant cells in vitro. In the present work we further investigated the molecular mechanism of Gap27 action and its therapeutic potential to improve WH in skin tissue and diabetic and non-diabetic cells. Ex vivo skin, organotypic models and human keratinocytes/fibroblasts of young and old donors and of diabetic and non-diabetic origin were used to assess the impact of Gap27 on cell migration, proliferation, Cx43 expression, localization, phosphorylation and hemichannel function. Exposure of ex vivo WH models to Gap27 decreased dye spread, accelerated WH and elevated cell proliferation. In non-diabetic cell cultures Gap27 decreased dye uptake through Cx hemichannels and after scratch wounding cells showed enhanced migration and proliferation. Cells of diabetic origin were less susceptible to Gap27 during early passages. In late passages these cells showed responses comparable to non-diabetic cells. The cause of the discrepancy between diabetic and non-diabetic cells correlated with decreased Cx hemichannel activity in diabetic cells but excluded differences in Cx43 expression, localization and Ser368-phosphorylation. These data emphasize the importance of Cx43 in WH and support the concept that Gap27 could be a beneficial therapeutic to accelerate normal WH. However, its use in diabetic WH may be restricted and our results highlight differences in the role of Cx43 in skin cells of different origin.
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- Department of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Ambrosch A, Haefner S, Jude E, Lobmann R. Diabetic foot infections: microbiological aspects, current and future antibiotic therapy focusing on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Int Wound J 2011; 8:567-77. [PMID: 21883937 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481x.2011.00849.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Diabetic patients are at increased risk of complicated skin, skin structure and bone infections including infections of diabetic foot ulcerations (DFU). Analyses of epidemiology and microbial pathogenicity show that staphylococci seem to be predestined to induce such infections. In addition, multidrug resistance particularly due to an increasing prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) seems to be the challenge for effective antibiotic therapy. With regard to infections with MRSA, classical agents like vancomycin, linezolid, fosfomycin or trimethroprim-sulphametoxazol might be agents of choice in DFU. New-generation drugs including broad-spectrum tetracyclines like tigecycline, first and second generation of cyclic lipopeptides, anti-MRSA β-lactams including ceftobiprole and anti-MRSA antibodies are developed or in progress and the hope for the future.
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- Andreas Ambrosch
- Institute of Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology, St Joseph Hospital, Bremerhaven, Germany
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Pfützner A, Schöndorf T, Tschöpe D, Lobmann R, Merke J, Müller J, Lehmann U, Fuchs W, Forst T. PIOfix-study: effects of pioglitazone/metformin fixed combination in comparison with a combination of metformin with glimepiride on diabetic dyslipidemia. Diabetes Technol Ther 2011; 13:637-43. [PMID: 21457065 DOI: 10.1089/dia.2010.0233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Dyslipidemia in patients with type 2 diabetes is characterized by elevated triglyceride levels, decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and a predominance of small dense low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles. Also, patients suffer from β-cell dysfunction, chronic systemic inflammation, increased hormonal visceral adipose tissue activity, and an increased risk of cardiovascular events. The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of a fixed pioglitazone + metformin (PM) combination (vs. glimepiride + metformin [GM]) on diabetic dyslipidemia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 288 type 2 diabetes patients completed this double-blind parallel study (187 men, 101 women; age [mean ± SD], 59 ± 10 years; body mass index, 32.6 ± 5.1 kg/m(2); hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c], 7.3 ± 0.8%). They were randomized to PM or GM for 6 months. Observation parameters at baseline and end point included HDL, LDL, triglycerides, fasting insulin, fasting glucose, total adiponectin, intact proinsulin, and high-sensitivity C-reactive peptide (hsCRP). RESULTS HDL increased in the PM group by 0.08 ± 0.25 mmol/L (GM, -0.01 ± 0.2.8 mmol/L; P < 0.001 vs. PM), whereas LDL increased in both groups (GM, 0.25 ± 0.90 mmol/L; PM, 0.29 ± 0.66 mmol/L; difference not significant between groups). Improvements were seen for triglycerides (PM, -0.47 ± 1.30; GM, -0.19 ± 1.39 mmol/L), HbA1c (PM, -0.8 ± 0.9%; GM, -1.0 ± 0.9%), and glucose (PM, -1.2 ± 2.1; GM, -1.2 ± 2.2 mmol/L). Decreases in fasting insulin (PM, -5.2 ± 11.9; GM, -0.1 ± 9.8 μU/mL; P < 0.001 between groups), hsCRP (PM, -0.9 ± 1.9; GM, 0.0 ± 1.8 mg/L; P < 0.001), and fasting intact proinsulin (PM, -5.5 ± 11.1; GM, -0.1 ± 10.0 pmol/L; P < 0.001) and an increase in adiponectin (PM, +6.8 ± 6.4 mg/L; GM, +0.7 ± 2.7 mg/L; P < 0.001) were seen in the PM arm, only. CONCLUSIONS With comparable glycemic control, the fixed PM combination was more efficacious on HDL cholesterol improvement than the GM combination. Additional positive effects were observed for biomarkers of lipid metabolism, β-cell function, activity of the visceral adipose tissue, and chronic systemic inflammation.
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- Institute for Clinical Research and Development, Mainz, Germany.
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