The experience of an adult diabetic foot unit continuing face‐to‐face consults during the <scp>COVID‐19</scp> pandemic
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.
Authors
- Rahul Barmanray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1433-2239)
- Joanna Y. Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0702-5740)
- Minh V Le (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7406-165X)
- Lucy Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3238-0015)
- Nang S. K. Pang
- Paul Wraight
Institutions
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Internal Medicine Journal
- Published
- 2024-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.16514
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.36
Funders
- University of Melbourne