The role of interdisciplinary team approach in the management of the diabetic foot: a joint statement from the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Podiatric Medical Association

Bauer E Sumpio; David G Armstrong; Lawrence A Lavery; George Andros; SVS/APMA writing group

doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2010.04.010

The role of interdisciplinary team approach in the management of the diabetic foot: a joint statement from the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Podiatric Medical Association

J Vasc Surg. 2010 Jun;51(6):1504-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.04.010.

Authors

Bauer E Sumpio¹, David G Armstrong, Lawrence A Lavery, George Andros; SVS/APMA writing group

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn 06520, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 20488327
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.04.010

Abstract

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) recognize the beneficial impact of a multidisciplinary team approach on the care of patients with critical limb ischemia, especially in the diabetic population. As a first step in identifying clinical issues and questions important to both memberships, and to work together to find solutions that will benefit the shared patient, the two organizations appointed a representative group to write a joint statement on the importance of multidisciplinary team approach to the care of the diabetic foot.

MeSH terms

Diabetic Foot / diagnosis
Diabetic Foot / surgery*
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication*
Patient Care Team*
Podiatry*
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Quality of Health Care
Societies, Medical
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Surgical Procedures*