Table 1

Costs of chronic wound care and estimated cost avoidance using CWC model

# of patients used for calculationsAverage cost prior to CWCAverage cost to healing after CWCDifferenceEstimated % cost avoidance
All patients20US$47 487.88US$5827.08US$41 660.8087.4
Diabetic foot ulcer8US$62 589.90US$3980.75US$58 609.1593.5
Venous stasis ulcer7US$28 312.34US$3936.88US$24 375.4685.9
  • CWC, complex wound centre.