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Diabetes remains the single most common cause of both end stage renal disease and non‐traumatic amputation of the lower limb. The available literature confirms a close association between renal disease, peripheral symmetrical neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, foot ulcers, amputation and survival in patients with diabetes, and suggests that the risk accelerates soon after the start of renal...
Critical limb ischaemia (CLI) occurs in those people with severely impaired peripheral circulation which can threaten the limb if not recognised or managed appropriately. It is more common in those with diabetes and is associated with poorer outcomes. Importantly, CLI is also a marker of associated cardiovascular disease.
This paper describes how to recognise CLI, whether with or without tissue loss...
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