Study Of The Effect Of Fragmin In The Treatment Of Neuroischaemic Foot Ulcers In Diabetic Patients

Intact skin healing was defined as 100 percent reduction in ulcer surface area with full epithelialisation. UT system assesses ulcer depth, wound infection and clinical signs of lower-extremity ischemia. Participants were evaluated at 4 stratums: Stratum 1: Toe pressure>30 mm of mercury (mmHg) and UT grade and stage 1C. Stratum 2: Toe pressure<=30 mmHg and UT grade and stage 1C. Stratum 3: Toe pressure>30 mmHg and UT grade and stage 2C. Stratum 4: Toe pressure<=30 mmHg and UT grade and stage 2C.

Any amputation included both major and minor amputations. A major amputation was defined as above the ankle and was reported as below-the-knee and above-the-knee amputations. A minor amputation was defined as below the ankle amputation.

A major amputation was defined as above the ankle and was reported as below-the-knee and above-the-knee amputations. A minor amputation was defined as below the ankle amputation.

University of Texas (UT) system assesses ulcer depth, wound infection and clinical signs of lower-extremity ischemia. UT Wound Classification (1C/2C) was based on grade (0= healed site to 3= penetrating wound to bone or joint) and stage (A= clean wounds to D= ischaemic infected wounds) of wounds. Participants were evaluated at 4 stratums: Stratum 1: Toe pressure>30 mm of mercury (mmHg) and UT grade and stage 1C. Stratum 2: Toe pressure<=30 mmHg and UT grade and stage 1C. Stratum 3: Toe pressure>30 mmHg and UT grade and stage 2C. Stratum 4: Toe pressure<=30 mmHg and UT grade and stage 2C.

Major cardiovascular events were defined as death due to vascular cause; non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) excluding procedure related to MI; coronary revascularization procedures not related to MIs; hospitalization for unstable angina or non-fatal stroke.

Median time taken to achieve intact skin healing which was defined as 100 percent reduction in ulcer surface area with full epithelialisation.

EQ-5D: participant rated questionnaire to assess health-related quality of life in terms of a single utility score. It assesses level of current health for 5 domains: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain and discomfort, and anxiety and depression; 1 indicates better health state (no problems); 3 indicates worst health state (eg, "confined to bed"). Scoring formula developed by EuroQol Group assigns a utility value for each domain in profile. Score is transformed and results in a total score range -0.594 to 1.000; higher score indicates a better health state.

EQ-5D: participant rated questionnaire to assess health-related quality of life in terms of a single index value. The VAS component rates current health state on a scale from 0 mm (worst imaginable health state) to 100 mm (best imaginable health state); higher scores indicate a better health state.

SF-36 is a standardized survey evaluating 8 aspects of functional health and well being: physical and social functioning, physical and emotional role limitations, bodily pain, general health, vitality, mental health. The score for a section is an average of the individual question scores, which are scaled 0-100 (100=highest level of functioning).

The 11 point Likert pain scale which used a 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst possible pain) point rating system was used to assess participant's pain score. No distinction was made between neuropathy and inflammatory (nociceptive) pain.

Transcutaneous pO2 was assessed at the dorsum of the foot in the first intermetatarsal space using an appropriately calibrated instrument. The skin oxygen partial pressure was determined by measuring the oxygen reduction current by means of a measuring cell.