Abstract
The treatment of patients suffering from the neuroischemic diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) comprises arterial revascularization (e.g. below-knee bypass surgery), minor amputations, debridements, as well as long-term specialized wound care. Following premature discharge to the homecare sector, the quality of postoperative care is often inadequate. Many patients are readmitted. We studied the influence of a trans-sectoral case management (CM), ensuring outpatient care according to our clinical standards, on the readmission rate, length of hospital stay (LOS) and the hospital's costs/benefit situation.
Highlights
Introduction / objectives The treatment of patients suffering from the neuroischemic diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) comprises arterial revascularization, minor amputations, debridements, as well as long-term specialized wound care
We studied the influence of a trans-sectoral case management (CM), ensuring outpatient care according to our clinical standards, on the readmission rate, length of hospital stay (LOS) and the hospital’s costs/benefit situation
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Summary
A new case management concept to decrease the rehospitalisation rate in heurischemic. G Rümenapf[1], S Geiger[2], A Godel[3], W Vogelsang[4], S Morbach[5], N Wilhelm[6], N Nagel7*. From International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC 2011) Geneva, Switzerland. Introduction / objectives The treatment of patients suffering from the neuroischemic diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) comprises arterial revascularization (e.g. below-knee bypass surgery), minor amputations, debridements, as well as long-term specialized wound care. Following premature discharge to the homecare sector, the quality of postoperative care is often inadequate. We studied the influence of a trans-sectoral case management (CM), ensuring outpatient care according to our clinical standards, on the readmission rate, length of hospital stay (LOS) and the hospital’s costs/benefit situation
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