title: A leg ulcer clinic: audit of the first three years.
abstract: This study documents the establishment in 1994 of a leg ulcer clinic in Hobart, Tasmania. Information relating to patient demographics, results of treatment and costs required to successfully operate the clinic were studied prospectively. Over a 40-month period, 345 patients attended the clinic on 1154 occasions. Ulcers were classified as venous (59%), arterial (19%), mixed venous and arterial disease (13%), pressure injury (3%), traumatic injury (2%) or rheumatoid disease (1%). A wide range of dressings and bandages were used during treatment. The clinic cost an average of A$42,683 per annum to run. This information has the potential to be of use as a guide for any organisation planning to open a similar clinic.
authors.affiliation: Clinical School, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Liew
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001458:Bandages; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017592:Skin Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D013648:Tasmania