Table 2.
Healthcare resource use associated with managing burns in clinical practice (n=294 burns)
| Resource | Resource use over 24 months from initial presentation | |
| Percentage of burns | Mean number per burn | |
| Practice nurse visits | 98 | 54.8 |
| GP visits | 97 | 23.5 |
| Outpatient clinic visits | 91 | 22.2 |
| District nurse visits | 18 | 1.9 |
| Accident and emergency attendances | 34 | 1.9 |
| Medical admissions (no surgery) | 28 | 0.9 |
| Surgical admissions | 4 | 0.05 |
| Dressings | 55 | 457.8 |
| Single dressings | 14 | 128.3 |
| Multiple dressings | 41 | 672.0 |
| Prescriptions for analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories | 68 | 8.7 |
GP, general practitioner.