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Evolution of patient characteristics and outcomes concerning diabetic foot ulcer care in Belgium between 2008 and 2020
faster presentation to the MDFC with less severe DFU, the outcome did not change over time and even a slight decrease in healed DFU after 6 months could be observed. A negative trend towards less ...
The COVID-19 pandemic minimally interfered with delivery of care and did not result in worse outcomes of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium
lockdown received more often ankle-high offloading using a shoe (B: 60% vs. C: 42%; p<0.05). Revascularization rates of patients with (sub)critical ischemia were similar, however less patients that ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the presentation rate and severity of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium
lockdown had less frequently a history of prior DFU (B: 50% vs. A: 60%; p = 0.0047). No increase in median patient-reported presentation delay [P25 — P75] was observed (A: 3 [1-8] vs. B: 3 [1-7] weeks; ...
The COVID-19 pandemic strongly reduced the presentation rate of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium, but the impact on severity was limited to slightly larger lesions
Patients that presented during/after lockdown had less frequently a prior DFU (B: 50% vs. A: 60%; p=0,005). Regarding DFU severity, patients seen during/after lockdown had less frequently critical ischemia ...