Differential impact of missed initial wound clinic visit on 6-month wound healing by race/ethnicity among patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia.

ABSTRACT: Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is associated with significant morbidity, including major limb amputation, and mortality. Healing ischemic wounds is necessary to optimise vascular outcomes and can be facilitated by dedicated appointments at a wound clinic. This study aimed to estimate the association between successful wound care initiation and 6-month wound healing, with specific attention to differences by race/ethnicity. This retrospective study included 398 patients with CLTI and at least one ischaemic wound who scheduled an appointment at our wound clinic between January 2015 and July 2020. The exposure was the completion status of patients' first scheduled wound care appointment (complete/not complete) and the primary outcome was 6-month wound healing (healed/not healed). Th

SUBMITTER: Browder SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10878832 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature