Table 2.
Wound Characteristics at Baseline
| Characteristic | Data N = 50 |
|---|---|
| Mean / median chronicity in weeks (SD; range) | 22.8 / 7.0(42.4; 0-220.0) |
| Mean / median wound area, cm2 (SD; range) | 27.8 / 6.2(65.0;0-400) |
| Location, % (n) | |
| Sacrum | 4 (2) |
| Leg | 46 (23) |
| Ankle | 10 (5) |
| Foota | 16 (8) |
| Otherb | 24 (12) |
| Etiology,c % (n) | |
| Pressure | 4 (2) |
| Venous insufficiency | 26 (13) |
| Arterial insufficiency | 8 (4) |
| Surgery | 10 (5) |
| Trauma | 8 (4) |
| Neuropathy | 8 (4) |
| Otherd | 36 (18) |
a
Includes 4 diabetic foot ulcers.
b
Other locations (no.): abdomen (1), arm (2), finger (1), hand (1), natal cleft (1), toe (3), coccyx (1), ischium (1), elbow (1).
c
Etiologies for the 4 diabetic foot ulcers are surgery (1) and neuropathy (3).
d
Other etiologies (no.): abscess/cellulitis (1), allergic vasculitis (1), burn (3), cellulitis (1), gunshot wound (2), IV infiltrate (1), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (2), originally surgical but now pressure (1), paint injection (1), sickle cell (1), suspected spider bite (1), venous or arterial (2), undetermined (1).