TABLE 3.
Mean healing time (weeks) using an ICB containing NCS dressings (n = 330) vs a non‐ICB treatment approach (n = 2242) across all chronic wounds and per wound type
| Factor | NCS dressing and ICB Treatment | Non‐ICB treatment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean healing time (weeks) | No. of patients | SD | Margin of error (±) | Mean healing time (weeks) | No. of patients | SD | Margin of error (±) | |
| All wound patients | 10.46 | 330 | 5.524 | 0.596 | 25.49 | 2242 | 18.593 | 0.770 |
| Diabetic foot ulcer | 12.00 | 1 | ‐ | ‐ | 28.08 | 179 | 15.785 | 2.312 |
| Venous leg ulcer | 13.08 | 196 | 4.382 | 0.613 | 34.18 | 708 | 19.568 | 1.441 |
| Pressure injuries | 8.62 | 21 | 6.305 | 2.697 | 31.63 | 309 | 19.562 | 2.181 |
| Surgical wound | 6.43 | 92 | 4.269 | 0.872 | 17.47 | 1019 | 14.131 | 0.868 |
| Burn | 5.20 | 20 | 4.456 | 1.953 | 12.59 | 27 | 9.394 | 3.543 |
Note: Margin of error for 95% confidence interval. For 95% CI, Z = 1.960.
Abbreviations: ICB, Integrated Care Wound Bundle; NCS, nanocrystalline silver; SD, standard deviation.