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Decreasing rates of major lower-extremity amputation in people with diabetes but not in those without: a nationwide study in Belgium
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Heiner Claessen; Herve Avalosse; Joeri Guillaume; Maria Narres; Tatjana Kvitkina; Werner Arend; Morbach, Stephan; Patrick Lauwers; Nobels, Frank; Jacques Boly; Chris Van Hul; Kris Doggen; Isabell ...
Decreasing rates of major lower-extremity amputation in people with diabetes but not in those without: a nationwide study in Belgium.
lower-extremity amputations (LEA s) is one of the main goals in diabetes care. Our aim was to estimate annual LEA rates in individuals with and without diabetes in Belgium, and corresponding time trends. METHODS: ...
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 ...
Clinical action measures improve the reliability of feedback on quality of care in diabetes centres: a retrospective cohort study.
TM, 60-70 % of the patients received good care. This percentage increased significantly using the CAM (+5 %, p < 0.001). At the centre level, the CAM was associated with a higher median score, and ...
Core Standards of the EUBIROD Project. Defining a European Diabetes Data Dictionary for Clinical Audit and Healthcare Delivery.
was required. We aimed to define a robust European data dictionary with appropriate clinical definitions that can be used to analyse diabetes outcomes and provide the foundation for data collection from ...
Low prevalence of previous lower limb revascularisation in patients with diabetes and acute Charcot foot: results from a case-control study.
revascularisation (LLR), as a marker of peripheral macroangiopathy, in patients with diabetes and Charcot foot. Methods: Patients with diabetes and incident acute Charcot foot, but without a history of diabetic foot ...
Negative determinants of diabetic foot ulcer healing: 6-month follow-up of a large multicentre cohort
ulcer (DFU) healing is crucial for improving DFU care. We identified negative determinants of DFU healing in diabetic foot clinics (DFC) participating in a quality improvement (QI) initiative with ...
Implementation of a quality improvement initiative in Belgian diabetic foot clinics: feasibility and initial results.
first 52 patients presenting with a Wagner grade ≥ 2 diabetic foot ulcer or acute neuropathic osteoarthropathy that year. Quality improvement was encouraged by meetings and by anonymous benchmarking of ...