Table 7.

Wounds judged to have deteriorated^*

Wound type	Wound duration (months)	Age of patient (years)	Other details	Clinician comment
DFU	9	82	Judged infected; moderate exudate	Recently infected, resistant to many antibiotics. On verge of being admitted for IV antibiotics
Other (leg)	6	82	Judged infected; moderate exudate	No improvement in wound (same patient as above)
Arterial (leg)	84	†	Not infected; high exudate	Deterioration could be due to clinical comorbidities, rather than the dressing. Dressing discontinued.
Arterial (leg)	3	57	Judged infected; moderate exudate; suspected biofilm of 50% coverage	None
Cyst	10	45	Three signs of infection + suspected biofilm of 100% coverage	Initially improvement noted. Wound then deteriorated to original size.
Other (foot)	36	80	Judged infected; four signs + suspected biofilm of 100% coverage; high exudate	Stinging which resolved on third application. (see Table 5, row 3)

^*Language is taken from evaluation forms verbatim.

^†Information not given.