International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) Practical Guidelines on Prevention and Management of Diabetic Foot Disease
Article Summary
Diabetic foot places a major global burden on patients and health systems. The IWGDF has prepared evidence-based guidelines on prevention and management of diabetic foot since 1999. All IWGDF guidelines were updated in 2019 based on systematic reviews and expert input from around the world.
This practical guide summarizes core principles of prevention, classification and treatment across six IWGDF guideline documents. It also includes an organizational framework and foot screening aid.
We believe applying these prevention and management principles will reduce diabetes-related lower-extremity amputations.
