Chronic ulceration of the leg: extent of the problem and provision of care
M J Callam, C V Ruckley, D R Harper, J J Dale, M J Callam, C V Ruckley, D R Harper, J J Dale
Abstract
A postal survey in two health board areas in Scotland, encompassing a population of about one million, identified 1477 patients with chronic ulcers of the leg. Women outnumbered men by a ratio of 2.8:1. The median age of the women was 74 and of the men 67. Seventy two (5%) were hospital inpatients, 174 (12%) were managed jointly by the primary care team and outpatient departments, and 1201 (83%) were managed entirely in the community. Efforts to improve the management of chronic ulcers of the leg should focus on primary health care.
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