Compromised wounds in Canada.
Wounds are a serious healthcare issue with profound personal, clinical and economic implications. Using a working definition of compromised wounds, this study examines the prevalence of wounds by type and by healthcare setting using data from hospitals, home care, hospital-based continuing care and long-term care facilities within fiscal year 2011-2012 in Canada. It also evaluates several risk factors associated with wounds, such as diabetes, circulatory disease and age. Compromised wounds were reported in almost 4% of in-patient acute hospitalizations and in more than 7% of home care clients, almost 10% of long-term care clients and almost 30% of hospital-based continuing care clients. Patients with diabetes were much more likely to have a compromised wound than were patients without the disease.
Senior researcher with the Health System Analysis and Emerging Issues department at the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Keith is leading work to evaluate health system use and the impact of CIHI performance measurement tools and analytical reports.
Keith
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Denny
Senior researcher with the Health System Analysis and Emerging Issues department at CIHI. Christina leads the development of analytical projects that help identify and address the health priorities of Canadians.
Christina
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Lawand
Program lead with the Health System Analysis and Emerging Issues department at CIHI. Sheril led the development of the methodology and analysis for this and other analytical projects at CIHI.
Sheril D
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Perry
D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology