Table 8.

Cost of healthcare resource use associated with managing unhealed surgical wounds stratified by BMI and diabetes

	Patients (%)	Healed (%)	Emergencies (%)	NHS cost per patient
BMI<20 kg/m2	5	94	31	£9269
BMI 20–29 kg/m2	45	89	27	£6938
BMI 30–35 kg/m2	20	84	35	£7096
BMI>35 kg/m2	20	84	28	£7812
Diabetes	29	80	33	£9349
No diabetes	71	88	27	£6526

BMI, body mass index; NHS, National Health Service.