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Evolution of patient characteristics and outcomes concerning diabetic foot ulcer care in Belgium between 2008 and 2020
faster presentation to the MDFC with less severe DFU, the outcome did not change over time and even a slight decrease in healed DFU after 6 months could be observed. A negative trend towards less ...
Validation of the Flemish-Dutch diabetic foot ulcer scale short form (DFS-SF) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers
ulcer care. This study aimed to validate the DFS- SF questionnaire for Flemish Dutch-speaking patients with DFU in Belgium. Methods: This observational cohort study included 100 patients with DFU from ...
Validation of the Flemish-Dutch Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers
conditions. This study aimed to validate the LEFS questionnaire for Flemish Dutch-speaking patients with DFU in Belgium. Methods: This observational cohort study included 100 patients with DFU from the ...
Evolution and determinants of glycaemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in Belgium: A 10-year period observational real-world study
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Suchsia Chao; An-Sofie Vanherwegen; Dominique Beckers; Kristina Casteels; Daniel Klink; Philippe Lysy; Robrecht De Schreye Source: ISPAD (2022) Abstract: Since 2008 all Belgian paedi ...
The COVID-19 pandemic minimally interfered with delivery of care and did not result in worse outcomes of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium
presented during lockdown underwent open vascular surgery compared to the same period in 2018 (B: 3.3% vs. 31.3% in 2018; p<0.001). No differences were observed regarding minor or major amputation rates. ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the presentation rate and severity of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium
vs. 1.4 patients/week/ DFC in 2018; p < 0.001). No differences in demographic data such as age, gender, diabetes type and duration were observed between both groups. Patients seen during and after ...
The COVID-19 pandemic strongly reduced the presentation rate of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium, but the impact on severity was limited to slightly larger lesions
protective sensation were observed. Conclusion: DFC in Belgium remained accessible to patients with foot problems. Although patient inclusion was strongly reduced, overall presentation delay did not increase. ...
Declining offloading rates in Belgian Recognized Diabetic Foot Clinics (RDFC): results from an audit-feedback quality improvement initiative.
2013/14 are described in table 3. For plantar ulcers, the overall offloading rate diminished significantly between 2011 and 2013/14, from 84.6% to 76.3% (P=0.01). A non-significant decrease was observed in ...
Negative determinants of diabetic foot ulcer healing: 6-month follow-up of a large multicentre cohort
with DFU healing. Conclusions: Presence of bilateral DFU s is particularly detrimental for healing. Compared to previous observational studies and especially Eurodiale [2], our data, collected routinely ...
Initiative for quality improvement and epidemiology among children and adolescents with diabetes (IQECAD)
Screening for retinopathy (55%) and microalbuminuria (73%) was less frequent, but rates increased with age and diabetes duration, consistent with the observed absence of complications in young patients. ...