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A novel Canadian multidisciplinary acute care pathway for people hospitalised with a diabetic foot ulcer- #HotFootLine #ActAgainstAmputation @ALPSLimb

A novel Canadian multidisciplinary acute care pathway for people hospitalised with a diabetic foot ulcer Great work from our Canadian SALSAmigos showing how a novel HotFootLine can be effective in triage and limb preservation. This manuscript describes the implementation and initial evaluation of a novel Canadian acute care pathway for people with a diabetic foot... Continue Reading →

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Health Services Forms New Limb-Preservation Workgroup @WeAreLAHealth @HarborUCLA_VS @RanchoRehab @LACUSCMedCenter @KeckSchool_USC @USC #ActAgainstAmputation @ALPSLimb

 This article from the LA County Department of Health Services via Evan Raff Diabetes-related amputations represent a major preventable health risk for patients living with diabetes and lower extremity limb loss in particular is one of the most devastating events in a patient’s life, with five-year mortality approaching 70% and even higher in the population... Continue Reading →

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LA County Productivity and Quality Commission (PQC) recognizes @USC/ Rancho / Hot Foot Line Limb Preservation Program “Time is Tissue” @LACountyBOS @RanchoRehab @LACUSCMedCenter #ActAgainstAmputation @SoCalCTSI @USC_Vascular

LA County's Productivity and Quality Commission announced its 34th Annual Productivity and Quality Awards. Rancho Los Amigos, in concert with USC and LAC+USC were acknowledged for their efforts in limb preservation in people with diabetes. The program, which established a "Hot Foot Line" and associated limb preservation service dramatically reduced high-level amputation while also cutting... Continue Reading →

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How to build a “Hot Foot Line” for rapid response to lower extremity complications in #Diabetes #DiabeticFoot #Footattack #ActAgainstAmputation

SALSA's "Hot Foot Line" foot hotline constitutes a single point of contact rapid response pager to alert the diabetic foot / Toe and Flow service to urgent needs, systemwide. Here are some more guidelines/pathways to help develop your own "rapid response team". Diabetic Foot Rapid Response Acute Foot Team (DRRAFT) -  Seven essential skills Three... Continue Reading →

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