Unilateral remote temperature monitoring to predict future ulceration for the diabetic foot in remission.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Daily remote foot temperature monitoring is an evidence-based preventive practice for patients at risk for diabetic foot complications. Unfortunately, the conventional approach requires comparison of temperatures between contralaterally matched anatomy, limiting practice in high-risk cohorts such as patients with a wound to one foot and those with proximal lower extremity amputation (LEA). We developed and assessed a novel approach for monitoring of a single foot for the prevention and early detection of diabetic foot complications. The purpose of this study was to assess the sensitivity, specificity, and lead time associated with unilateral diabetic foot temperature monitoring.

Research design and methods

We used comparisons among ipsilateral foot temperatures and

SUBMITTER: Lavery LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6688693 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature