The Conservative Treatment of Gangrene Complicating Diabetes!
Authors: J. Edward Harbinson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1927)

Article1 October 1927The Conservative Treatment of Gangrene Complicating Diabetes!J. EDWARD HARBINSON, M.D.J. EDWARD HARBINSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-1-4-212 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe treatment of gangrene complicating diabetes is a problem not strictly medical or surgical, but one which calls for the closest cooperation between surgeon and internist.Often the type of treatment instituted depends on the specialty of the doctor first consulted. The general practitioner often considers gangrene a surgical problem and the surgeon usually sees the patients in consultation. The laity speaks of gangrene and amputation in the same sentence.If surgery is the only method of treatment considered, limbs which might have been saved by conservative measures are amputated. 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