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Table 2 Availability of and services provided by Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Unit

From: Availability and service provision of multidisciplinary diabetes foot units in Australia: a cross-sectional survey

Institution with MDFU

Yes

31/52 (59.6%)

No

21/52 (40.4%)

Admitting team for DFD patients

Dedicated MDFU

9/52 (17.3%)

 

Vascular Surgery

33/52 (63.5%)

 

Orthopaedic surgery

1/52 (1.9%)

 

Endocrinology

2/52 (3.8%)

 

General medicine

3/52 (5.8%)

 

General Surgery

0/52 (0%)

 

Other

4/52 (7.7%)

Services provided by MDFU*

Dedicated MDFU ward round

17/31 (54.8%)

 

Dedicated MDFU outpatient clinic

30/31 (96.8%)

 

Multidisciplinary team meeting

17/31 (54.8%)

 

MDFU admission rights

9/31 (29.0%)

  1. MDFU Multidisciplinary diabetes foot unit, DFD Diabetes-related foot disease
  2. *Among respondents who responded “Yes” to the question “Institution with MDFU”