RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Reducing the rate of amputations in acute diabetic foot infections
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 679
OP 683
VO 73
IS 7
A1 Robbins, Jeffrey M.
A1 Nicklas, Bonnie J.
A1 Augustine, Sarah
YR 2006
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/7/679.abstract
AB Many older diabetic patients present to the emergency room with limb-threatening foot complications, and may at the same time need attention to life-threatening endocrine, cardiac, or renal complications. To better serve the elderly veteran population at our institution, we designed a multidisciplinary, algorithmic approach that links the podiatry and medicine services to facilitate appropriate referral, admission, and management, with the ultimate goal of reducing the rate of amputations.