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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 Wraight
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • lower limb
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  • glycemic control
  • risk factors
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  • coronavirus disease
  • palliative care
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  • insulin resistance
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