An internet-based algorithm for diabetic foot infection during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Published in: Journal of foot and ankle research Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 37 - n/a
• Main Authors: Liu, Chao, Shi, Wen-Li, You, Jia-Xing, Li, Hong-Ye, Li, Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central 17.06.2020; BioMed Central Ltd; Wiley
• Subjects: Algorithms; Amputation; Antibiotics; Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification; China; Chronic diseases; Chronic infection; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Debridement; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes therapy; Diabetic foot; Diabetic Foot - diagnosis; Diabetic Foot - epidemiology; Diabetic Foot - therapy; Diagnostic Services - organization & administration; Diagnostic Services - trends; Epidemics; Foot diseases; Glucose monitoring; Health aspects; Health care industry; Hospitals; Humans; Infection Control - methods; Infections; Infectious diseases; Interdisciplinary Communication; Internet; Ischemia; Leg ulcers; Letter to the Editor; Medical personnel; Medical research; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Organizational Innovation; Orthopedics; Pandemics; Pandemics - prevention & control; Patient Care Management - organization & administration; Patient Care Management - trends; Pneumonia; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Public Health - trends; Rehabilitation; Remote Consultation - methods; Remote Consultation - organization & administration; SARS-CoV-2; Working groups; Wound healing; China
• ISSN: 1757-1146; 1757-1146
• DOI: 10.1186/s13047-020-00405-z

After approval by the Healthcare Security Administration of Zhejiang province, China, dressing products and maintenance medications are shipped by express delivery [6]. [...]online education, glucose monitoring and mental health supporting are also available. Emergency operation is usually required for patients with life-threatening DFI. Because of the time-lapse between urgent interventions and a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19, aggressive protective measures, such as N95 masks, goggles, and a negative pressure operating room, are imperative to ensure the safety of medical personnel. Besides the infection, other critical factors such as acute or chronic critical limb ischemia, loss of protective sensation and charcots neuroarthropathy also need to be taken into consideration.