Table 6.

Diagnostic differentiation through the treatment pathway

	The same diagnosis* throughout entire treatment pathway	The same diagnosis within primary care†	The same diagnosis by wound care team and specialist
1=the same	24	60	83
0=different	47	67	27
Total	71	127‡	110
% of diagnosed§ ¶ patients	21.8	47.2	75.5
% of 197 (whole sample)	12.2	30.5	42.1

*Treatment pathway: primary care physician, wound care team (physician) and specialist care.

†Primary care physician and wound care team (physician).

‡Two patients were undiagnosed in the wound care team. They were of those of the 129 diagnosed in the primary care.

§One hundred and fifty-five patients visited a doctor in primary care before the appointment with the wound care team, but only 129 patients were diagnosed.

¶One hundred and ten patients were diagnosed in specialist care.