Publications by authors named "Carsten Ritter"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the link between diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFUs) and cardiovascular risk, focusing on how inflammation and infection may contribute to this association.
- Data from 513 patients with DFUs were analyzed, categorizing them based on the depth and presence of infection, and tracking major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) over approximately 13 months.
- Results showed that deep and/or infected DFUs significantly increased the risk of MACE and all-cause mortality, suggesting that further research is needed to understand the mechanisms behind this increased cardiovascular risk.
Management of diabetes-related foot ulceration (DFU) includes pressure offloading resulting in a period of reduced activity. The metabolic effects of this are unknown. This study aims to investigate changes in bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition 12 weeks after hospitalisation for DFU.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe use of telephone and/or video consultation in routine management of acute diabetes-related foot disease (DFD) before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic at a tertiary hospital is unprecedented. In March 2020, the Diabetes Feet Australia (DFA) released a national guideline to inform DFD management during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aimed to describe the adherence to the DFA guideline of managing acute DFD using telephone and/or video consultation at a Western Australian tertiary hospital during this period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: The diagnostic strategy in patients with fever or inflammation of unknown origin remains a major clinical challenge. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of F-FDG-PET/CT in patients with unexplained elevated C-reactive protein with or without fever. Contribution of F-FDG-PET/CT to the final diagnosis was evaluated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Percutaneous interventional procedures for vascular access are usually performed using the draining cephalic or basilic vein. The transradial approach, which has been extensively investigated for coronary angiography and intervention, could be an attractive new technique for peri-anastomotic arteriovenous fistula stenosis.
Method: From June 2012 to February 2013, 30 patients with end-stage renal failure were evaluated for transradial vascular access intervention.
Background And Purpose: Toward the goal of designing a clinical trial using imaging parameters to treat stroke patients with unknown onset time, we investigated the timing of changes on MRI in patients with well-defined stroke onset.
Methods: Hypothesis-generating (n=85) and confirmatory (n=111) samples were scored by blinded readers for fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) hyperintensity in diffusion-positive regions. Reader-measured signal intensity ratio (SIR) of the lesion to contralateral tissue was compared with SIR measured by coregistration.