Standardising practices improves ambulatory diabetic foot management and reduces amputations: the Queensland Diabetic Foot Innovation Project, 2006 – 2009

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Hospitalisation impacts recorded reductions of up to 64% in amputation rates / 100,000 population (p < 0.001) and 24% average length of stay (p < 0.001) Conclusion These findings support the use of multi-faceted strategies in diverse ambulatory services to standardise practice, improve diabetic foot complications management and positively impact on hospitalisation outcomes. Copy to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Keywords * Clinical Indicator * Clinical Pathway * Ambulatory Setting * Ambulatory Service * Incentive Payment Volume 4 Supplement 1 Proceedings of the Australasian Podiatry Council Conference 2011 [RAW_REF_TEXT] Oral presentation [/RAW_REF_TEXT] [RAW_REF_TEXT] Open Access [/RAW_REF_TEXT] [RAW_REF_TEXT] Published:20 May 2011 [/RAW_REF_TEXT] Standardising practices improves ambulatory diabetic foot management and reduces amputations: the Queensland Diabetic Foot Innovation Project, 2006 – 2009 [RAW_REF_TEXT] Peter A Lazzarini 1,2,3, [/RAW_REF_TEXT] [RAW_REF_TEXT] Sharon R O’Rourke4, [/RAW_REF_TEXT] [RAW_REF_TEXT] Anthony Russell5,6, [/RAW_REF_TEXT] [RAW_REF_TEXT] Patrick H Derhy7 & [/RAW_REF_TEXT] [RAW_REF_TEXT] Maarten C Kamp8,9 [/RAW_REF_TEXT] Journal of Foot and Ankle Research volume 4, Article number: O25 (2011) Cite this article [RAW_REF_TEXT] 2196 Accesses [/RAW_REF_TEXT] [RAW_REF_TEXT] 5 Citations [/RAW_REF_TEXT] [RAW_REF_TEXT] Metrics details [/RAW_REF_TEXT] Oral presentation Open Access Published:20 May 2011 [/RAW_REF_TEXT] Standardising practices improves ambulatory diabetic foot management and reduces amputations: the Queensland Diabetic Foot Innovation Project, 2006 – 2009 [RAW_REF_TEXT] Peter A Lazzarini 1,2,3, Sharon R O’Rourke4, Anthony Russell5,6, Patrick H Derhy7 & Maarten C Kamp8,9 [/RAW_REF_TEXT] Journal of Foot and Ankle Research volume 4, Article number: