In the group of patients with leg venous ulcers, the median (first and third percentiles) cost of the cicatrisation of an initial 1-cm2 wound was Pta 2,409 (1,396 - 4,897) with MED and Pta 10,616 (5,903 - 18,227) with TC;
the nurse's time for the cicatrisation of an initial 1-cm2 wound cost Pta 1,489 (723 - 2,707) with MED and Pta 6,427 (3,012 - 10,830) with TC; and
the materials for the cicatrisation of an initial 1-cm2 wound cost Pta 791 (561 - 1,797) with MED and Pta 3,465 (2,499 - 7,548) with TC.
In the group of patients with pressure ulcers, the median (first and third percentiles) cost of the cicatrisation of an initial 1-cm2 wound was Pta 4,388 (1,808 - 7,539) with MED and Pta 17,983 (6,521 - 87,798) with TC;
the nurse's time for the cicatrisation of an initial 1-cm2 wound cost Pta 2,610 (1,247 - 5,221) with MED and Pta 15,490 (5,027 - 78,971) with TC; and
the materials for the cicatrisation of an initial 1-cm2 wound cost Pta 1,230 (338 - 2,754) with MED and Pta 2,619 (1,351 - 12,086) with TC.
All of the differences in the costs between the patients in the MED and the TC groups were statistically significant.