Vol 10, No 5 (2009): Practical Diabetology
Review article
Published online: 2010-01-07
Algorithms for the treatment of diabetic foot
Diabetologia Praktyczna 2009;10(5):196-201.
Abstract
An algorithm is an ordered sequence of events
guiding us to the diagnosis or treatment of a given
illness. Algorithms allow for unification of diagnostic
and therapeutic processes and their simplified and
clear arrangement facilitates quick decision making.
There is a tendency now to present issues in the form
of algorithms. This paper discusses the difficulties
encountered while constructing an algorithm for
patients with diabetic foot, and it presents the available algorithms with comments.
Keywords: diabetic footalgorithmsmultidisciplinary team