Results
218 patients admitted with VLUs accounted for a total of 2,529 inpatient
bed-days, with 4.5(2-6) unplanned admissions, and a median hospital stay
of 7(4-13) days per month. Median unplanned admissions per month
decreased from 6(2.5-8.5) in the control period, to 3.5(2-5) after
introduction of the clinic p=.040. Bed-day usage was significantly
reduced from median 62.5(27-92.5), to 36.5(21-44) bed-days per month
(p=.035), though length of stay remained unchanged (p=.57). Cost of
unplanned inpatient admissions fell from median