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Multicentre Study of Chronic Wounds Point Prevalence in Primary Health Care in the Southern Metropolitan Area of Barcelona

Miriam Berenguer-pérezOriol Cunillera-puértolasSilvia Tenllado-pérezJosé Ramón Martínez-rieraVicente Gea-caballeroCarme Pont-garcíaMiguel ÁNgel Díaz-herreraRaúl Miguel Capillas-pérezJosé Verdú-soriano

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medicine.medical_specialtyCross-sectional studyLeg ulcerprevalencePrevalencecross-sectional studieslcsh:Medicinevaricose ulcerPressure ulcerArticle030207 dermatology & venereal diseases03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineEnvironmental healthHealth careEpidemiologymedicinePrevalenceleg ulcer030212 general & internal medicinePrimary health careFoot ulcerpressure ulcerbusiness.industryIncidence (epidemiology)lcsh:RSecondary dataGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseMetropolitan areaDiabetic footfoot ulcerprimary health careDiabetic footVaricose ulcerCross-sectional studiesEnfermeríabusinessdiabetic foot

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Background: Chronic wounds give rise to major costs and resource consumption in health care systems, due to their protracted healing time. Incidence and prevalence data are scarce or nonexistent in community settings. Objective: The aim of the present epidemiological study was to analyse and determine the prevalence of chronic wounds in the community in the south of the province of Barcelona (Spain). Design: A cross-sectional, multicentre secondary data analysis study was conducted in the community (excluding nursing homes) in Barcelona between 16 April and 13 June 2013. It included 52 primary care centres that serve a total population of 1,217,564 inhabitants. Results: The observed prevalence was 0.11%. Venous ulcers presented the highest prevalence, at 0.04%, followed by pressure injuries, at 0.03%. The &gt

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-02-16Journal of Clinical Medicine
10.3390/jcm10040797https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/4/797