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  • "The Wound Healing Society classifies chronic wounds into four categories: pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers, venous ulcers and arterial insufficiency ulcers."

    The Wound Healing Society. Chronic wound care guidelines. 2006

  • "Chronic wounds impact the quality of life (QoL) of nearly 2.5% of the total population in the United States and the management of wounds has a significant economic impact on health care."

    Human Wound and Its Burden: Updated 2020 Compendium of Estimates. Sen CK. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle). 2021 May;10(5):281-292. doi: 10.1089/wound.2021.0026. PMID: 33733885

  • "The dramatic increase in the aging population will increase these numbers as wound closure is negatively associated with age."

    Wicke C, Bachinger A, Coerper S, Beckert S, Witte MB, Königsrainer A. Aging influences wound healing in patients with chronic lower extremity wounds treated in a specialized Wound Care Center. Wound Repair Regen. 2009

  • "Louisiana has ~4.5 Million residents. Over 16% are seniors, and that is growing. Medicare will often pay for nurses to treat wounds in the home, for patients who do not need to stay in a hospital full time."

    United States Census Bureau and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2023