Efficacy and efficiency of a streamlined multidisciplinary foot ulcer service.
The structure of a multidisciplinary foot care service was modified to ensure that patient consultations were only attended by the relevant team members. This audit showed the streamlined service still achieved excellent patient outcomes.
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Department of Surgery, Bronovo Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands. a.a.hellingman@lumc.nl
Smeets
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D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D054869:Clinical Audit; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009985:Orthopedics; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011032:Podiatry; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D014945:Wound Healing