Sunday, May 15, 2011

Quality-of-care for leg ulcers in the metropolitan area of Hamburg – a community-based study

Abstract

Background  Diagnosis and therapy of chronic wounds constitute an interdisciplinary challenge and should be oriented on the guideline standards. Although no data on the quality-of-care are available for Germany, it can be concluded from qualitative estimates and expert reports that the majority of patients are not receiving adequate treatment.


Objectives  Evaluation of the quality-of-care for leg ulcers in the metropolitan area of Hamburg by means of newly developed guideline-based indicators.


Methods  Leg ulcer patients of any aetiology were consecutively included. The spectrum of 220 health-care providers ranged from wound clinics, office-based practices, ...

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