Table 2. Wound care diagnostic and management outcomes by site.
| Outcome | CCAC (Home care) |
TRWHC (Interprofessional team) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precise diagnosis, No. (%) | 3 (6.12%) | 42 (85.71%) | p < 0.001 |
| Healability classification complete, No. (%) | 22 (44.90%) | 49 (100.0%) | p < 0.001 |
| Vascular compromise identified, No. (%) | 1 (2.04%) | 7 (14.28%) | p = 0.03 |
| Bacterial damage identified, No. (%) | 21 (42.86%) | 35 (71.4%) | p = 0.04 |
| Pain assessment complete, No. (%) | 4 (8.16%) | 49 (100.0%) | p < 0.001 |
| Footwear/Offloading assessment, No. (%) | 15 (30.60%) | 49 (100.0%) | p < 0.001 |
| Wound closure, No. (%) | 2/49 (4.08%) | 9/30* (30.0%) | p = 0.001 |
| Dressing change frequency/week, mean (SD) | 4.32 (1.69) | 3.54 (1.90) | p = 0.035 |
Legend: No–number; SD–standard deviation; CCAC–community care access centre; TRWHC–Toronto Regional Wound Healing Clinic
*Number of wounds closed refers to the final visit at TRWHC where the denominator representing the total number of patients from the initial cohort has decreased.