DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2021.v07i02.015

Pages: 89-92

A diabetic foot is any pathology that results directly from peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and/or sensory neuropathy that may affect the feet in diabetes mellitus; It presents as a long standing or rather chronic complication of diabetes mellitus. Diabetic foot syndrome encompasses a whole variety of diabetic foot pathological manifestations such as infection, Diabetic foot ulcer and neuropathic osteoartropathy [1, 2]. This study was conducted comprising of 25 patients of Diabetic foot in the Department of Surgery at tertiary care centre. Management of diabetic ulcers frequently involves the use of an empiric antibiotic. The wound severity and local antimicrobial susceptibility pattern often determine the selection of empiric treatment.