Dr. Jeffrey B. Klein urges Dialysis Patients to get regular foot screenings!
Did you know that dialysis patients, even without diabetes, have high risk for ulceration, or amputation? Patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing dialysis are at high risk for foot ulcerations and amputation, regardless of whether they also have diabetes. Foot screenings are CRUCIAL for these folks! Investigators analyzed 450 patients, half of whom had diabetes. Foot ulcers […]