Table 1. Baseline demographic, health and wound characteristics.
| Characteristics | Total n = 29 (Wound type n = 30)* |
Venous leg/ Gravitational Ulcers n = 22 73% |
Diabetic Foot Ulcers n = 2 7% |
Other** n = 6 20% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic | ||||
| Age (mean, range) | 72 (25–92) | 75 (25–92) | 63 (45–81) | 69 (51–88) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male [n (%)] | 13 (45%) | 9 (41%) | 1 (50%) | 3 (50%) |
| Co-morbidities/Health | ||||
| Body Mass Index (mean, range) | 28.32 (17.3–47.4) |
27.68 (17.3–47.4) |
35.75 (30.5–41) |
28.36 (24.9–33.7) |
| Diabetes mellitus [n (%)] | 5 (17%) | 3 (14%) | 2 (100%) | 1 (17%) |
| Autoimmune disorders [n (%)] | 4 (14%) | 2 (9%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (33%) |
| Haematological disorders [n (%)] | 5 (17%) | 2 (9%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (50%) |
| Smoker [n (%)] | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (17%) |
| Previous smoker [n (%)] | 5 (17%) | 4 (18%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (17%) |
| Hypertension [n (%)] | 19 (66%) | 15 (68%) | 2 (100%) | 3 (50%) |
| Venous insufficiency [n (%)] | 13 (45%) | 12 (55%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (17%) |
| Previous amputation [n (%)] | 2 (7%) | 2 (9%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Wound characteristics on admission | ||||
| Recurrence | ||||
| New Recurrent [n (%)] | 14 (48%) | 9 (41%) | 1 (50%) | 4 (67%) |
| New Not Recurrent [n (%)] | 13 (45%) | 11 (50%) | 1 (50%) | 2 (33%) |
| Healed with history of previous ulceration*** [n (%)] | 2 (7%) | 2 (9%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Baseline measurements | ||||
| Wound area cm2 (mean, range) | 18.15cm2 (0.1–184.4) |
24.78 cm2 (0.1–184.4) |
7.55cm2 (0.1–15) |
8.66cm2 (0.5–31.8) |
| Wound duration—weeks (mean, range) | 96 (8–480) | 125 (8–480) | 20 (8–32) | 24 (8–48) |
*1 participant had two wound types– 1 diabetic foot ulcer and 2 venous/gravitational ulcers. This participant was therefore included in both wound types
**Other wounds were scar breakdown, mixed venous/arterial, surgical dehiscence, pyoderma gangenosum vasculitic ulcer
***2 participants were receiving preventative treatment from the clinic to reduce the chance of recurrence. Neither participant had presented at the clinic with an active wound prior to treatment.