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Evolution of patient characteristics and outcomes concerning diabetic foot ulcer care in Belgium between 2008 and 2020
Methods: Data were cross-sectionally collected between 2008 and 2020. Recognized MDFC s included the first 52 patients with a new DFU of Wagner 2 or higher during the audit period. Person and ulcer ...
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
telemedicine by phone or mail (79%) and spreading patients in time and space to guarantee physical distancing (50%). In the lockdown period, the rate of patients presenting in the DFC s was strongly reduced (0.6 ...
Declining offloading rates in Belgian Recognized Diabetic Foot Clinics (RDFC): results from an audit-feedback quality improvement initiative.
2 audits (2011 and 2013/14). Audits characteristics are described in table 1. In each audit, RDFC registered the first 52 diabetic patients over a 1-year period with a “new” foot problem: DFU of Wagner grade ...
Low prevalence of previous lower limb revascularisation in patients with diabetes and acute Charcot foot: results from a case-control study.
ulcers (DFU) (Charcot group, N=50) were retrospectively identified in a database used for quality of care monitoring in 36 Belgian specialized diabetic foot clinics in the period 2005-2011. [1] Patients ...
Negative determinants of diabetic foot ulcer healing: 6-month follow-up of a large multicentre cohort
periodical audits and feedback (anonymous benchmarking). [1] Methods: In 2011, 32 Belgian DFC s followed 1528 patients with a DFU of Wagner grade 2 or more for six months or until healing, major amputation or ...