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Organization of the Diabetic Foot Care Team

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Diabetes is a multifaceted disease characterized by a multitude of complications. Patients with diabetes present not only with lower extremity complications, i.e., peripheral vascular disease and ulcerations, but also with chronic renal disease, cardiac disease, or gastrointestinal disturbances. For this reason, a multidisciplinary team is essential to the management of these complications even when patients are admitted for seemingly unrelated conditions. Failure to recognize and manage these comorbid conditions can lead to prolonged hospitalizations and less than optimal outcomes. This is not a new statement or concept. Clinical practice and reports strongly support the importance and efficacy of the team approach, whether it is for managing diabetic foot complications or other complications of diabetes.

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  1. Division of Podiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, West Campus, 1 Deaconess Road, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    John M. Giurini DPM

  2. Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Brighton, MA, USA

    Frank B. Pomposelli Jr. MD

  3. Division of Vascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Frank B. Pomposelli Jr. MD

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  1. Center, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, 1 Deaconess Road, Boston, 02215, Massachusetts, USA

    Aristidis Veves

  2. , Division of Podiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1 Deaconess Road, Boston, 02215, Massachusetts, USA

    John M. Giurini

  3. Center, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, 110 Francis Street, Boston, 02215, Massachusetts, USA

    Frank W. LoGerfo

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Giurini, J.M., Pomposelli, F.B. (2012). Organization of the Diabetic Foot Care Team. In: Veves, A., Giurini, J., LoGerfo, F. (eds) The Diabetic Foot. Contemporary Diabetes. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-791-0_23

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