A Study to assess the effectiveness of yellow myrobalan (Kadukkai) powder dressing on wound healing in clients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer in selected wards at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai.

Jayanthi, J (2016) A Study to assess the effectiveness of yellow myrobalan (Kadukkai) powder dressing on wound healing in clients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer in selected wards at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai.

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Abstract

Diabetes is the global epidemic problem with devastating human, social and economic consequences. Diabetic foot ulcer is the most serious and costly complications and important cause of morbidity in diabetic people over the years. Need for the study: The recent statistical data shows that diabetic foot ulcers are suggest that around 10% of people with diabetes develop foot ulcers. Foot ulceration is the precursor to approximately85%of all diabetic amputations and it is estimated that14%- 20%of clients with foot ulcers will have to undergo amputation infection. So different treatment modalities needed to care and minimize the complications of diabetic foot ulcer, thus provoked the researcher to do this study.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Yellow Myrobalan (Kadukkai) powder ; dressing ; diabetic foot ; ulcer.
Subjects: NURSING > Medical Surgical Nursing
Depositing User: Ramakrishnan J
Date Deposited: 21 Jun 2017 06:35
Last Modified: 11 Feb 2018 08:47
URI: http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/150

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