Table 1.
N | % | |
---|---|---|
Total wounds | 4,127 | 100 |
Gender | ||
Male | 2,305 | 55.9 |
Female | 1,822 | 44.1 |
Age group | ||
<21 | 20 | 0.5 |
21–64 | 1,967 | 47.7 |
65+ | 2,140 | 51.8 |
Insurance | ||
Medicare | 1,747 | 42.3 |
Medicaid | 1,467 | 35.6 |
Private | 556 | 13.5 |
Other | 357 | 8.7 |
Diagnosis 1 ICD9 code | ||
ICD9 250: Diabetes mellitus | 1,410 | 34.2 |
ICD9 459: Other disorders of circulatory system | 454 | 11.0 |
ICD9 707: Chronic ulcer of skin | 1,123 | 27.2 |
ICD9 998: Complication of surgical and medical care, not otherwise specified | 246 | 6.0 |
Other | 894 | 21.7 |
Healing | ||
No healing | 1,674 | 40.6 |
Some healing | 1,316 | 31.9 |
100% Healed | 1,137 | 27.5 |
Reason for ending treatment | ||
Wound healed | 1,619 | 39.2 |
Doctor/patient discontinued | 807 | 19.6 |
Undetermined/other | 749 | 18.1 |
Patient hospitalized | 370 | 9.0 |
Coverage denied | 220 | 5.3 |
Noncompliant patient | 169 | 4.1 |
Hospitalized—amputation | 97 | 2.3 |
Patient passed away | 96 | 2.3 |
ICD, International Classification of Diseases.