Table 2.
Retrospective analysis of 12 months before (Year 1) and after (Year 2) implementing routine fluorescence imaging of bacteria into the podiatry clinic.
| Year 1 12 Months Prior to Fluorescence Imaging of Bacteria (2018/2019) |
Year 2 12 Months Post-Fluorescence Imaging of Bacteria (2019/2020) |
% Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient demographics | |||
| Average patient age | 58.4 | 60.1 | |
| Male/Female | 51/21 | 50/27 | |
| % of patients with diabetes | 92% | 83% | |
| # of wounds seen in clinic | 101 | 128 | +27% |
| # of patients | 72 | 77 | +7% |
| Outcomes and expenditures | |||
| Antimicrobial dressing expenditure | £2,291 | £1531 | −33% |
| Antimicrobial spending normalised to # of wounds | £22.68 | £11.96 | −47% |
| % of wounds healed within 12 weeks | 39% | 48% | +23% |
| % of patients who required antibiotics for their wound | 67% | 45% | −33% |
| % of patients prescribed antimicrobial dressings | 85% | 44% | −49% |
| % of patients requiring an amputation | 18% | 16% | −11% |
# refers to number of wounds.