Costs of chronic wound care and estimated cost avoidance using CWC model
# of patients used for calculations | Average cost prior to CWC | Average cost to healing after CWC | Difference | Estimated % cost avoidance | |
All patients | 20 | US$47 487.88 | US$5827.08 | US$41 660.80 | 87.4 |
Diabetic foot ulcer | 8 | US$62 589.90 | US$3980.75 | US$58 609.15 | 93.5 |
Venous stasis ulcer | 7 | US$28 312.34 | US$3936.88 | US$24 375.46 | 85.9 |
CWC, complex wound centre.