Consensus on surgical aspects of managing osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to develop consensus statements that may help share or even establish 'best practices' in the surgical aspects of managing diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) that can be applied in appropriate clinical situations pending the publication of more high-quality data.

Methods

We asked 14 panelists with expertise in DFO management to participate. Delphi methodology was used to develop consensus statements. First, a questionnaire elicited practices and beliefs concerning various aspects of the surgical management of DFO. Thereafter, we constructed 63 statements for analysis and, using a nine-point Likert scale, asked the panelists to indicate the extent to which they agreed or disagreed with the statements. We defined consensus as a mean score of

SUBMITTER: Allahabadi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4944594 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature