Kurup Rajini, Ansari Abdullah Adil, Singh Jaipaul
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Guyana, Georgetown, South America, Guyana.
School of Pharmacy and Forensic and Investigative Sciences, University of South Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2019 Mar-Apr;13(2):905-912. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2018.12.010. Epub 2018 Dec 21.
Diabetes mellitus signifies a major public health threat worldwide. Type 2 diabetes has been reported as the fourth leading cause of death and has affected 15.5% of the adult population in Guyana, South America. Diabetes has also led to major lower extremity amputation at the only referral public hospital in Guyana. Diabetic foot and related complications are known to be multifactorial.
In this review, we highlight the information on the diabetic foot and related complications with an emphasis on Guyanese background.
糖尿病是全球主要的公共卫生威胁。据报道，2型糖尿病是第四大死因，已影响到南美洲圭亚那15.5%的成年人口。糖尿病还导致圭亚那唯一的转诊公立医院进行了大量下肢截肢手术。糖尿病足及相关并发症是多因素导致的。
在本综述中，我们重点介绍了有关糖尿病足及相关并发症的信息，尤其强调了圭亚那的背景情况。
