Hamrin News: News from the United Arab Emirates

Mona Hamoudi (Abu Dhabi)

The medical team at the Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi confirms that the decision to amputate a patient member is one of the decisions they make. more difficult to take by the surgeon. And take advantage of other options and possible treatment methods, it must amputate the latest therapeutic solutions.

The team reported that the surgeon recommends amputation when the patient is in a health situation that threatens his life and that the health conditions that threaten the patient's life are multiple: infection of one's own Inflammatory bone disease, cancerous tumor of muscles or bones, serious injury on one side, or complications resulting from ulcers or wounds that have not been properly treated, as in the case of sufferers of diabetes. Bacteremia, also known as "blood poisoning," is a major risk factor because the immune system is forced to work for hours in the bloodstream to fight the infection. This can cause inflammation and blood clots that ultimately lead to the failure of the affected organ. Blood clotting caused by bacteremia disrupts blood flow to the naturally injured limb, which can not reach essential nutrients, resulting in tissue death, which is why amputation of fingers, feet, arms and legs is neglected for a long time. As the risk of sores, wounds, blisters or blackheads in diabetic patients and the elderly, so it is necessary to be careful to examine the feet and legs daily to ensure the prompt treatment of these changes. In cases where such injuries are detected early, and where rescue of the injured part is an available option, patients are encouraged to continue the movement to stimulate blood circulation, thus improving the chances of healing and preventing recurrence.

If such treatment is neglected, any black spot on the toe can turn into a severe abscess at the bottom of the leg that may require amputation to save one's life, and indicate that if infection does not occur Is not detected early, the patient to the hospital intensive care unit to fight the infection and monitor the vital organs of the body and control the level of blood pressure, it is important that the most vulnerable patients are kept in good health and encouraged and encouraged by their family members.