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INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL
卷 12, 期 4, 页码 377-386出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12119
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Diabetes-related foot ulcer; Healing; Interprofessional care; Patient-centred care; Quality of life
A longitudinal observational study on a convenience sample was conducted between 4 January and 31 December of 2010 to evaluate clinical outcomes that occur when a new Interprofessional Diabetes Foot Ulcer Team (IPDFUT) helps in the management of diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFUs) in patients living in a small urban community in Ontario, Canada. Eighty-three patients presented to the IPDFUT with 114 DFUs of average duration of 195 +/- 27 weeks. Patients were 584 +/- 14 years of age and 90% had type 2 diabetes, HbA1c of 83 +/- 20%, with an average diabetes duration of 223 +/- 34 years; in 69% of patients, 78 DFUs healed in an average duration of 74 +/- 07 weeks, requiring an average of 38 clinic visits. Amputation of a toe led to healing in three patients (4%) and one patient required a below-knee amputation. Six patients died and three withdrew. Adding a skilled IPDFUT that is trained to work together resulted in improved healing outcomes. The rate of healing, proportion of wounds closed and complication rate were similar if not better than the results published previously in Canada and around the world. The IPDFUT appears to be a successful model of care and could be used as a template to provide effective community care to the patients with DFU in Ontario, Canada.
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