Zink K, Haak T
Diabetes Zentrum Mergentheim, Bad Mergentheim, Deutschland.
Orthopade. 2009 Dec;38(12):1222-8. doi: 10.1007/s00132-009-1509-4.
A shared-care system should be established to treat diabetic foot wounds. This means including different professions and institutions to optimize the treatment of these patients in respect of medical, psychological and social aspects. This procedure is very well described in the national guidelines of treatment of type 2 diabetes to prevent and treat diabetic foot complications. In the treatment of the diabetic foot syndrome the establishment of such a shared-care system has to recognize the wound classification and the underlying risk of patients. In this article the stage-adjusted approach and the duties of the different levels of responsibility are described.
