Last updated on 22-8-2019 by Anonymous (niet gecontroleerd)
Auteurs
Kris Doggen; Van Acker, Kristien; Beele, Hilde; Dumont, Isabelle; Félix, Patricia; Lauwers, Patrick; Lavens, Astrid; Matricali, Giovanni; Randon, Caren; Weber, Eric; Van Casteren, Viviane; Nobels, Frank; Initiative for Quality Improvement and Epidemiology in Diabetic Foot Clinics (IQED-Foot) Study Group,Trefwoorden
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BACKGROUND: This article aims to describe the implementation and initial results of an audit-feedback quality improvement initiative in Belgian diabetic foot clinics.
METHODS: Using self-developed software and questionnaires, diabetic foot clinics collected data in 2005, 2008 and 2011, covering characteristics, history and ulcer severity, management and outcome of the 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 diabetic foot clinics…