RT Journal
A1 Kuehn BM
T1 PRompt response, multidisciplinary care key to reducing diabetic foot amputation
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD July 4
VO 308
IS 1
SP 19
OP 20
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.6778
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.6778
AB 
Nerve damage and poor blood circulation to the extremities in individuals with diabetes can lead to foot injuries or ulcerations and subsequent infection and also impair healing of the foot, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The growing incidence of diabetes in the developed world, higher body weights, and greater longevity among patients with diabetes are all contributing to an increase in such infections, according to the IDSA. Figures from the CDC show that more than 111 000 individuals with diabetes required hospitalization for foot infections in 2003.