01639nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001000089653002000099653001100119653001400130653001100144653001000155653001200165653000900177653001600186653000900202653001500211653002400226100001400250700001500264700001100279700001500290245008300305300001100388490000600399520087000405022001401275       2000                            d  c2000 May10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aChild10aChronic Disease10aFemale10aHospitals10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSkin10aSkin Ulcer10aWounds and Injuries1 aSaraf S K1 aShukla V K1 aKaur P1 aPandey S S00aA clinico-epidemiological profile of non-healing wounds in an Indian hospital.  a247-500 v93 a<p>One hundred patients with non-healing wounds of more than six weeks' duration were studied for clinico-epidemiological factors and their correlation with healing time. The majority of subjects were aged 30-59 years; those aged 50 and over had significantly delayed healing. Most of the subjects were farmers and physical labourers. Leprosy was the most common cause of non-healing wounds, followed by diabetes, trauma and venous ulcers; the lower limbs were the most common site of involvement. Diabetic wounds were more common in those aged 40 years and above. Diabetic wounds were slower to heal than others. The time to healing was calculated from the day subjects received treatment advice at the wound clinic. Seventy-five of the study group were included for calculation of healing time. The others were lost to follow-up or excluded for other reasons.</p>  a0969-0700