Subodh S Satheesh

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University, Rajasthan, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Diabetic Foot Complications and Associated Factors among Diabetic Patients Who Attended Noncommunicable Disease Clinics in the Kollam District of South India-A Quality Improvement Project
  Author(s): Subodh S Satheesh* and Subash Philip
  
  Introduction: Diabetes mellitus has become a common metabolic disorder and a fast growing public health concern over the years. Among the diabetic complications, foot disorders lead to lower extremity infections and tissue breakdown, resulting in signi icant health and socioeconomic burden on the patients. When it comes to diabetic foot amputations performed in India 75% of them are done in neuropathic feet with a secondary infection that can be prevented. Objective: To assess the prevalence of Diabetic Foot Syndrome (DFS) and the associated risk factors among people with diabetes mellitus. Methodology: A healthy facility based cross-sectional study was conducted in randomly selected CHCs and PHCs of the Kollam district, India between the periods from March to August 2019. The sample size was 851 and was purposively selected. Data wer.. Read More»