The experience of an adult diabetic foot unit continuing face-to-face consults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joanna Y GongLucy CollinsRahul D BarmanrayNang S K PangMinh V LePaul R WraightPublished in: Internal medicine journal (2024)
Despite increased hospitalisations for diabetes-related foot complications during COVID-19, there was not a corresponding increase in amputation rates. Face-to-face care of diabetes-related foot complications was prioritised at this centre and may have contributed to stable amputation rates during the pandemic.