Table 3.
Presence of signs of infection or critical colonisation
| Baseline (n = 278) | Week 2 (n = 272) | Week 4 (n = 248) | Week 6 (n = 194) | Week 8 (n = 158) | Week 10 (n = 124) | Week 12 (n = 98) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % with no signs of bacterial burden | 0·0 | 27·6 | 41·1 | 47·4 | 45·6 | 43·5 | 43·9 |
| Number of signs of bacterial burden (Ave) | 3·28 | 1·46 | 1·14 | 1·06 | 1·00 | 1·07 | 0·88 |
| % of signs of bacterial burden | |||||||
| Impaired/delayed healing | 88·1 | 53·3 | 38·6 | 38·5 | 40·3 | 44·0 | 40·4 |
| New areas of slough/wound breakdown | 69·1 | 14·0 | 13·3 | 11·3 | 11·3 | 9·6 | 7·1 |
| Changes in granulation tissue | 51·8 | 33·1 | 25·3 | 22·6 | 18·9 | 22·4 | 24·2 |
| Increased/malodorous exudate | 45·0 | 12·1 | 12·9 | 12·8 | 13·2 | 8·0 | 8·1 |
| Increased/new pain | 34·2 | 12·1 | 8·4 | 6·2 | 5·0 | 4·8 | 1·0 |
| Cellulitis | 24·8 | 6·2 | 6·0 | 4·6 | 1·9 | 4·8 | 3·0 |
| Suppuration | 9·4 | 5·9 | 4·4 | 2·6 | 3·1 | 4·8 | 6·1 |
| Lymphangitis | 0·0 | 0·7 | 0·4 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 |
| Sepsis | 5·8 | 10·3 | 6·0 | 7·7 | 6·3 | 8·8 | 8·1 |
| Bacteraemia | 0·4 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 |