An analysis of clinical activity, admission rates, length of hospital stay, and economic impact after a temporary loss of 50% of the non-operative podiatrists from a tertiary specialist foot clinic in the United Kingdom.

CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that specialist non-operative podiatrists involved in the treatment of the diabetic foot may prevent unwarranted hospital admission and increased hospitalisation rates by providing skilled assessment and care in the outpatient clinical settings. PMID: 24040488 [PubMed]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24040488?dopt=Abstract

Source: Diabetic Foot and Ankle - December 20, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabet Foot Ankle Source Type: research