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.