Open AccessEstablishing and reviewing podiatry service to the haemodialysis ward at Caulfield Hospital
Author(s) -
Andric Ana,
Hjorth Katie,
Shaw Gillian
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-4-s1-p1
Subject(s) - podiatry , medicine , kidney disease , amputation , rehabilitation , podiatrist , risk factor , diabetes mellitus , foot (prosody) , disease , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , alternative medicine , surgery , complication , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , endocrinology
Background Podiatry services for patients attending haemodialysis at Caulfield Hospital (CH) began in June 2009 due to emerging evidence indicating people with chronic kidney disease and end stage renal failure are at an increased risk of developing lower limb complications such as ulceration and amputation. Risk factors become more frequent with progression of the disease, some research also suggests 95% of people with diabetes who receive haemodialysis treatment have at least one risk factor for foot ulceration.