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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

What is the expected complication of Amputation on Diabetes Patients?

- Clients with diabetes mellitus are more prone to wound infection and delayed wound healing because of the disease.

*Postoperative stump edema and hemorrhage are complications in the immediate postoperative period that apply to any client with an amputation. Slight redness of the incision is considered normal, as long as it is dry and intact.

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