Callam M J, Ruckley C V, Harper D R, Dale J J
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1985 Jun 22;290(6485):1855-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.290.6485.1855.
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.
在苏格兰两个卫生委员会辖区进行的一项邮政调查涵盖了约100万人口,共识别出1477例腿部慢性溃疡患者。女性与男性的比例为2.8:1,女性多于男性。女性的年龄中位数为74岁,男性为67岁。72例(5%)为住院患者,174例(12%)由初级保健团队和门诊部门联合管理,1201例(83%)完全在社区进行管理。改善腿部慢性溃疡管理的努力应集中在初级卫生保健方面。