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Secondary Research (e.g. systematic review) |
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A series of systematic reviews to inform a decision analysis for sampling and treating infected diabetic foot ulcers (Nelson) 238 pages, Volume 10, number 12 |
DOI
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10.3310/hta10120 |
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Outputs from this project
- O'Meara, S; Nelson, EA,. Systematic reviews and infected diabetic foot ulcers. Nursing Standard 2003;18(6):61-68.
- Nelson, EA; O'Meara, S; Golder, S; Dalton, J; Craig, D; Iglesias, C.
Systematic review of antimicrobial treatments for diabetic foot ulcers. Diabetic Medicine 2006;23(4):348-359.
- O'Meara, S; Nelson, EA; Golder, S; Dalton, J; Craig, D; Iglesias, C.
Systematic review of methods to diagnose infection in foot ulcers in diabetes. Diabetic Medicine 2006; 23(4):341-347.
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Headline: |
Study findings indicate that infection in diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) cannot be reliably diagnosed using clinical assessment. There is also limited evidence on the relative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of antimicrobial interventions for DFU infection. |
Project ref: |
01/05/02 |
Original project title: |
Systematic reviews to inform a decision analysis of microbiological sampling in infected diabetic foot ulcers (DASIDU - Systematic review for Decision Analysis in Sampling Infected Diabetic Ulcers) |
Chief Investigator: |
Professor Andrea Nelson, Professor of Wound Healing, Director of Research,
School of Healthcare, University of Leeds
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Start Date: |
July 2002 |
Date of publication in HTA journal series |
April 2006
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Cost: |
£92,513 |
MeSH* index primary terms: |
DIABETIC-FOOT Q-microbiology; DECISION-SUPPORT-TECHNIQUES; DIABETIC-FOOT Q-diagnosis (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
MeSH* index secondary terms: |
HUMAN (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
NRR* number, if applicable: |
N0484112110 (*National Research Register) The National Research Register was a public database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS). It is now an archive of projects from early 2000 to September 2007. Search the NRR archive. |
Project Protocol: |
Project protocol not available
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120 (Figures relate to the previous calendar month) |
URL of this page: |
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1248 |
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