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. 2023 Sep 18;13(9):e065692. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065692

Table 6.

Annual cost outcomes for the primary outcomes (n=16 752)

Value of all bed days lost for population Mean (min:max)
Arterial $28 302 139 ($24 148 856:$31 912 933)
Venous $12 477 776 ($8 243 954:$18 212 629)
Diabetic $31 622 397 ($27 431 880:$35 693 113)
Pressure $66 276 250 ($57 237 092:$75 718 807)
Monetary value of QALYs lost in the population
Arterial $43 491 588 (−$27 170 499:$434 890 646)
Venous $5 975 553 (−$10 153 391:$77 645 170)
Diabetic $68 498 429 (−$133 624 494:$1 356 989 736)
Pressure $48 199 291 (−$41 617 890:$530 453 557)
Costs of all outpatient visit
Arterial $4 233 236 ($84 899:$35 360 192)
Venous $2 017 189 ($8957:$27 539 296)
Diabetic $16 337 217 ($3058:$785 613 392)
Pressure $13 859 689 ($42 824:$142 991 574)
Primary care and ED costs
Costs polyclinic visits—all wounds $2 245 437 ($877 197:$5 715 449)
Costs CHAS episodes of care—all wounds $3 296 040 ($1 849 062:$5 930 304)
Costs ED visits—all wounds $3 730 682 ($235 741:$14 456 940)

CHAS, Community Health Assist Scheme; ED, emergency department; QALYs, quality-adjusted life years.