Kurze, Christophe; Farn, Chui Jia; Siow, James (2022). The Interdisciplinary Approach: Preventive and Therapeutic Strategies for Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Foot and ankle clinics, 27(3), pp. 529-543. Elsevier 10.1016/j.fcl.2022.03.001
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The appropriate treatment of the common diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) in diabetic patients demands enormous human, organizational and financial resources that are finite. Interdisciplinary teams of medical and surgical specialists, as well as allied health professionals, can help to reduce the consumption of these resources, optimize treatment, and prevent DFUs. They consist primarily of vascular surgeons, endocrinologists, and orthopedic foot and ankle surgeons and are closely supported when required by infectious diseases specialists, plastic surgeons, wound care specialist nurses, podiatrists, and orthotists. A timely interdisciplinary team review in each clinic session decreases the number of hospital visits for the oftentimes-handicapped diabetic patients significantly. The interdisciplinary team clinic setup has also been shown to reduce the risk of amputations, length of hospital staz and mortality rates.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Review Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Kurze, Christophe |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1083-7515 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
14 Sep 2022 14:44 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 16:24 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.fcl.2022.03.001 |
PubMed ID: |
36096550 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Diabetes mellitus Diabetic foot ulceration Interdisciplinary management Prevention Therapy |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/172879 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/172879 |
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