TY - JOUR KW - Adolescent KW - Adult KW - Aged KW - Child KW - Chronic Disease KW - Female KW - Hospitals KW - Humans KW - India KW - leprosy KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Skin KW - Skin Ulcer KW - Wounds and Injuries AU - Saraf S K AU - Shukla V K AU - Kaur P AU - Pandey S S AB -

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.

BT - Journal of wound care C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11933336?dopt=Abstract DA - 2000 May DO - 10.12968/jowc.2000.9.5.25987 IS - 5 J2 - J Wound Care LA - eng N2 -

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.

PY - 2000 SP - 247 EP - 50 T2 - Journal of wound care TI - A clinico-epidemiological profile of non-healing wounds in an Indian hospital. VL - 9 SN - 0969-0700 ER -