Diabetic Foot Infections : Surgical & Medical Management

Guidelines: Pocketcards are tri-fold pocketcards containing society-endorsed, evidence-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practising clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students. "The Diabetic Foot Infections Guidelines Pocketcard" is endorsed by the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) and is based on the latest SIS guidelines.

This practical quick-reference tool contains diagnosis and classification comments, microbiology of DFIs, a diagnostic and treatment algorithm, drug therapy, dosing information, patient monitoring, and counselling points.

It provides all that is needed to make accurate clinical decisions at the point of care including key points; list of pathogens associated with various clinical foot-infection syndromes; international classification scheme; evaluation and treatment recommendations; extensive treatment algorithms; current medication tables with brand and generic names; and, detailed drug information including strengths, formulations, and comments.

Applications include point-of-care, education, QI interventions, clinical trials, medical reference, and clinical research.