Surgeon Victor Cabrera, specialist in the management of leg ulcers due to diabetes, has revealed that so far this year, in only one hospital in the country, they have carried out at least 91 amputations on patients who have ulcerated legs due to diabetes.
He did not say which hospital it was, but urged patients to obtain second opinions and alternative treatment, which is available in the country, before going ahead with amputations.
He said that there is a Cuban medicine available called Heberprot-P which avoids the need for amputations and is very effective and that those diabetic patients suffering from leg problems should ask their doctor to refer them to hospitals where the Ministry of Public Health has started this treatment. Up to now it is available in Padre Billini and Luis Eduardo Aybar hospitals.
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