Gulf regional guidelines for managing diabetic foot ulcers: assessment, treatment and prevention of recurrence

Background

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) represent a major and growing complication of diabetes in the Gulf and wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which has the world's highest diabetes prevalence at approximately 17.6% of adults. DFUs carry a high burden of morbidity, mortality and economic cost, and their complex multifactorial aetiology, encompassing peripheral neuropathy, ischaemia, deformity and infection, is compounded by region-specific cultural, climatic and healthcare factors.

Aims