Table 10.

Incidence of putative infection with associated healing and costs stratified by planned/emergency procedures over the 12 months’ follow-up period

	Cohort (%)	Cohort that healed (%)	Mean time to healing per patient (months)	Mean cost of wound care per patient
Planned procedures
No infection	17	90	1.81	£2143
Received only an antimicrobial dressing	17	86	5.99	£6966
Prescribed an anti-infective with or without an antimicrobial dressing	66	87	6.66	£8507
Prescribed an anti-infective with an antimicrobial dressing	43	84	8.19	£10 606
Prescribed an anti-infective without an antimicrobial dressing	23	93	3.79	£4581
Emergency procedures
No infection	16	97	1.97	£1649
Received only an antimicrobial dressing	21	79	5.29	£7165
Prescribed an anti-infective with or without an antimicrobial dressing	63	79	5.98	£9574
Prescribed an anti-infective with an antimicrobial dressing	38	76	7.93	£12 018
Prescribed an anti-infective without an antimicrobial dressing	25	83	3.20	£5633