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We investigated whether the introduction of a rapid access see-and-treat clinic for VLU patients affected rates of unplanned inpatient admissions with VLU.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Hospital Inpatient Enquiry database was consulted for data on admission rates, length of stay, bed-days used, and costs, across a 4-year period; 2\u00a0years since the introduction of the clinic, and the 2\u00a0years prior as a control.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Two hundred and eighteen patients admitted with VLU accounted for 2,529 inpatient bed-days, 4.5 (2\u20136) admissions per month, and a median hospital stay of 7 (4\u201313) days across the study period. Median admissions decreased from 6 (2.5\u20138.5) per month before, to 3.5 (2\u20135) after introduction of the clinic ( p = 0.04). Bed-day usage fell from 62.5 (27\u201392.5), to 36.5 (21\u201344) days per month ( p = 0.035).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Admissions and bed-day usage for inpatient management of VLU fell after commencing a one-stop, rapid access clinic.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/02683555231174995","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,10]],"date-time":"2023-05-10T08:54:28Z","timestamp":1683708868000},"page":"341-347","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Impact of a one-stop rapid access venous ulcer clinic on inpatient 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