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Table 2 List of potential outcomes measured

From: Effect of contact with podiatry in a team approach context on diabetic foot ulcer and lower extremity amputation: systematic review and meta-analysis

Outcomes

Primary

DFUs

Prevent

• Rate

• Frequency

• Prevalence

• Incidence

• Data about wound healing

Improve

Cure

LEAs

Prevent

• Limb salvage

Improve

• Rates

Level of LEAs

• Ratio (high-low)

Frequency

• Prevalence

• Incidence

• Time to amputation

Secondary

Mortality/survival

Recurrence

• DFUs

• LEAs

• Reamputation

Other complications

• Infection

• Other foot problems

Healthcare data

Utilization of resources

• Hospitalisation (number of admissions)

• Length of hospital stay

• Cost-effectiveness

Patient satisfaction

  1. Bold characters: Outcomes included in meta-analysis