The role of interdisciplinary team approach in the management of the diabetic foot: a joint statement from the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Podiatric Medical Association.
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) recognize the beneficial impact of a multidisciplinary team approach on the care of patients with critical limb ischemia, especially in the diabetic population. As a first step in identifying clinical issues and questions important to both memberships, and to work together to find solutions that will benefit the shared patient, the two organizations appointed a representative group to write a joint statement on the importance of multidisciplinary team approach to the care of the diabetic foot.
Sumpio
Bauer E
BE
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520, USA. bauer.sumpio@yale.edu
Armstrong
David G
DG
Lavery
Lawrence A
LA
Andros
George
G
D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011032:Podiatry; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012955:Societies, Medical; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures