Practical considerations for implementing the new IWGDF guidelines for offloading diabetic foot ulcers
2020 (English)In: The Diabetic Foot Journal, ISSN 1462-2041, Vol. 23, no 2, p. 14-20Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Evidence-based guidelines, such as those provided by the International WorkingGroup on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF), are essential to support high-quality clinicalmanagement and outcomes of diabetic foot ulceration. However, variations in clinicaloutcomes across the UK and the world indicate that guidelines may not be fullyimplemented in clinical practice. This paper discusses practical considerations whenapplying the new IWGDF guidelines on offloading foot ulcers. The authors anticipatethat this paper will support clinicians, managers and policymakers to benchmarktheir current approach to offloading treatments against these new recommendations.Implementing these recommendations into clinical practice, using the flow chartprovided to guide every patient assessment, should help ensure that every patient isoffered the most effective evidence-based offloading treatment. This, in turn, shouldhelp reduce variations in diabetic foot ulcer management and outcomes.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
OmniaMed Communications Ltd , 2020. Vol. 23, no 2, p. 14-20
Keywords [en]
Guidelines, Diabetic foot, Foot ulcer, Offloading I, mplementation
National Category
Endocrinology and Diabetes
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-86550OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-86550DiVA, id: diva2:1477095
2020-10-162020-10-162022-06-22Bibliographically approved