@article{a4e8ba75-c223-4150-9eac-3700d90de294,
  abstract     = {{Aim: To investigate at a national level the multidisciplinary team (MDT) care of patients with diabetes mellitus and foot complications.<br/>Methods: A questionnaire was sent to all 75 Swedish hospitals with emergency departments, which were grouped according to size.<br/>Results: The response rate was 92%, 58/69 of the hospitals have a foot team. Most teams have access to an internal medicine specialist/diabetologist, podiatrist and orthotist. Fewer teams reported access to an orthopaedic surgeon and infectious diseases specialist and only half to a vascular surgeon. In joint MDT outpatient evaluations, the majority report the presence of an internal medicine specialist, podiatrist and orthotist, but 50% an infectious disease specialist and orthopaedic surgeon and only a few a vascular surgeon. In hospitalized<br/>patients, there is a reduction in the presence of all specialists. The registration of<br/>amputation rate and healed foot ulcers is low.<br/>Conclusions: MDT care is mostly adopted among large and medium-sized hospitals in contrast to small ones, which could reflect unequal health care. Vascular surgeons seldom are present at MDT evaluations and there is a reduced regular input of specialists in the evaluation of hospitalized patients. The hospitals’ ability to evaluate their work by potential quality control markers is poor.}},
  author       = {{Wennberg, Linda and Widgren, Sarah and Axelsson, Rimma and Gerok-Andersson, Kurt and Åkerlund, Börje}},
  issn         = {{1872-8227}},
  keywords     = {{Multidisciplinary Diabetic foot Amputation Consensus}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{126--131}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice}},
  title        = {{Multidisciplinary diabetic foot care in Sweden : A national survey}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2019.02.003}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.diabres.2019.02.003}},
  volume       = {{149}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}