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Suggest Treatment Foot Foot Infection In Diabetics

My dad is 82. Currenty in the hospital with infection on top of foot. Diabetic, copd,stroke, 22 years post bypass. We were just told that surgery of any kind is not an option. Because of dead tissue and poor circulation the iv antibiotics are not working. What next?
Fri, 12 Sep 2014
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HI

Thanks for posting your query .

If surgery cannot be done and if there are too much of dead tissue then a debridement of the wound has to be done followed by cleaning with Hydrogen peroxide and followed by Betadine solution cleaning and dressing .
This has to be done every 3rd day. Continue antibiotics. If there is any pus discharge from wound , send for Pus culture sensitivity test and use antibiotics as per culture report .

Make sure his blood sugars is well controlled .

Any clarifications feel free to ask .
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Suggest Treatment Foot Foot Infection In Diabetics

HI Thanks for posting your query . If surgery cannot be done and if there are too much of dead tissue then a debridement of the wound has to be done followed by cleaning with Hydrogen peroxide and followed by Betadine solution cleaning and dressing . This has to be done every 3rd day. Continue antibiotics. If there is any pus discharge from wound , send for Pus culture sensitivity test and use antibiotics as per culture report . Make sure his blood sugars is well controlled . Any clarifications feel free to ask . Happy to answer.