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. 2020 Nov 6;10(11):e039894. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039894

Table 4.

Disease burden of complex wounds

Wounds type Frequency* Length of stay (days)† Per capita inpatient cost (¥)†
Mean±SD Median (IQR) Mean±SD Median (IQR)
All wounds 5048 18±22 12 (7–22) 11 347.54±16 7150.62 6500.18 (2965.92–12 975.23)
Pressure ulcers 583 31±41 20 (9–34) 15 852.69±23 6300.01 8039.12 (3693.78–17 022.99)
Diabetic ulcers 843 18±23 13 (7–22) 13 528.74±17 9660.84 8399.13 (3435.24–16 267.55)
Venous leg ulcers 903 12±8 9 (7–14) 8865.53±6866.72 7496.02 (4063.37–11 388.46)
Non-healing surgical wounds 1639 16±17 11 (7–20) 10 071.35±15 2400.53 4954.22 (2316.53–10 774.30)
Other ulcers 1080 18±19 13 (7–24) 11 225.03±18 4250.64 6152.69 (3011.88–13 719.34)

*Only patient whose principal cause of hospitalisation was the complex wound were included in this table.

†Mean with SD and median with IQR were presented.