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Validation of the Flemish-Dutch diabetic foot ulcer scale short form (DFS-SF) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers
present in 31.7% of the patients, neuropathy in 88.5%. Most DFU were deep (93.2%) and showed signs of infection (60,6%). ICC of the different DFS- SF subscales ranged from 0.36 to 0.84. Cronbach’s alpha was ...
Validation of the Flemish-Dutch Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers
and mean diabetes duration of 20.1±12.5 years. 81 patients (83.5%) had type 2 diabetes. Ischemia was present in 31.7% of the patients, neuropathy in 88.5%. Most DFU were deep (93.2%) and showed signs of ...
Declining offloading rates in Belgian Recognized Diabetic Foot Clinics (RDFC): results from an audit-feedback quality improvement initiative.
off-loading techniques around the ulcer (felt, orthoses). 4. No off-loading. In case of multiple means of off-loading, the most elaborate one was selected. Results /Discussion: Population characteristics in ...
Initiative for quality improvement and epidemiology among children and adolescents with diabetes (IQECAD)
(from 7.3% to 8.2%). Incidence of severe hypoglycemia was 30 per 100 patient-years. Admissions for ketoacidosis had a rate of 3.2 per 100 patient-years. Most patients lived with both biological or ...