Fast-Track Pathway: An Effective Way to Boost Diabetic Foot Care
Diabetes is a chronic disease that challenges global health issues in many aspects. Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the most common causes of reduced quality of life and increased hospitalization, amputation, treatment costs, and mortality in patients. Improper patients’ knowledge, unsatisfactor...
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| author | Narges lashkarbolouk Mahdi Mazandarani Mohammad Reza Mohajeri Tehrani Maryam Aalaa Mahnaz Sanjari Neda Mehrdad Mohammad Reza Amini |
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| description | Diabetes is a chronic disease that challenges global health issues in many aspects. Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the most common causes of reduced quality of life and increased hospitalization, amputation, treatment costs, and mortality in patients. Improper patients’ knowledge, unsatisfactory education and training of healthcare workers, and limited facilities are the major cause of delayed referral and downscale management in DFUs. The diabetic foot clinical pathway is pivotal in providing best practices based on the latest standards and patient preferences. In the diabetic foot clinical pathway provided by the Iran Ministry of Health, the common concepts and grading systems are well defined for diabetic foot specialists so that patients can be diagnosed correctly and referred properly. Based on clinical examination guidelines, patients with diabetes are classified into low-risk, moderate-risk, high-risk, and active diabetic foot ulcer groups. One of this Pathway’s main objectives is to prevent the patient from getting the first ulcer, prevent frequent recurrence ulcers, and most importantly, prevent minor and major amputation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4185595fdc3942a188229ca8cfd5cf222023-07-27T16:33:34ZengSAGE PublishingClinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes1179-55142023-07-011610.1177/11795514231189048Fast-Track Pathway: An Effective Way to Boost Diabetic Foot CareNarges lashkarbolouk0Mahdi Mazandarani1Mohammad Reza Mohajeri Tehrani2Maryam Aalaa3Mahnaz Sanjari4Neda Mehrdad5Mohammad Reza Amini6Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranEndocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranEndocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranEvidence Based Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranOsteoporosis Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranElderly Health Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDiabetes Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDiabetes is a chronic disease that challenges global health issues in many aspects. Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the most common causes of reduced quality of life and increased hospitalization, amputation, treatment costs, and mortality in patients. Improper patients’ knowledge, unsatisfactory education and training of healthcare workers, and limited facilities are the major cause of delayed referral and downscale management in DFUs. The diabetic foot clinical pathway is pivotal in providing best practices based on the latest standards and patient preferences. In the diabetic foot clinical pathway provided by the Iran Ministry of Health, the common concepts and grading systems are well defined for diabetic foot specialists so that patients can be diagnosed correctly and referred properly. Based on clinical examination guidelines, patients with diabetes are classified into low-risk, moderate-risk, high-risk, and active diabetic foot ulcer groups. One of this Pathway’s main objectives is to prevent the patient from getting the first ulcer, prevent frequent recurrence ulcers, and most importantly, prevent minor and major amputation.https://doi.org/10.1177/11795514231189048 |
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| title | Fast-Track Pathway: An Effective Way to Boost Diabetic Foot Care |
| title_full | Fast-Track Pathway: An Effective Way to Boost Diabetic Foot Care |
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| title_short | Fast-Track Pathway: An Effective Way to Boost Diabetic Foot Care |
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