Important data from Naren Patel et al at the University of Arizona's Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA). Bottom line: With equal number of surgeons, podiatry contributed 40% of total wRVUs generated by the entire program in 2019. Here are the granular data in for those of you interested in developing a limb preservation program.... Continue Reading →
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 →