[Changes of the glycemia level in surgical treatment of purulent-necrotic affection of the foot in patients with diabetes mellitus].

Of 266 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) 240 were operated on for purulent-necrotic affection of foot. The carbohydrate metabolism state before the operation and the postoperative course of DM do not influence the surgical intervention volume and the operative wound healing. The glycemia level exceeding 11 mmol/l 3 days after the operation trusts the nonviability of the tissues resided and the need for reoperation.