Table 12.2.

Criteria for Center of Excellence designation in chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) or amputation prevention

Center of Excellence criteria	Description
Multidisciplinary team of specialists	Specialists who can surgically and medically manage PAD and infections and provide the general or intensive medical care needed for the complex CLTI patient
Protocol-driven care	A team that follows written, evidence-based clinical practice pathways, policies, and procedures
Outcomes monitoring and reporting	Establishes a process for data collection and reports that data to the community or in the literature
Methods of improvement	Establishes a process for continual improvement based on outcomes and new techniques or therapies
Educational resource	Serves as an educational resource for the medical community through mentoring, publishing, and symposia

PAD, Peripheral artery disease.