Table 1: Overview over patients, ulcer classification, ulcer sizes, treatments, and concomitant problems
Patient number. Age (years). Sex (m = male; f = female). Ulcer classification (v = venous; a = arterial). Ulcer size start (mm2) = size of ulcer before the start of the first treatment with wIRA. Ulcer size end (mm2) = size of ulcer at last treatment. Change in size (%) = relative change in size during the treatment period (– = reduction; + = increase). Number of treatments (n). Total treatment time (days) = time between first and last treatment. Concomitant problems = arterial insufficiency (ai), diabetes (dia) (here: diabetes type II), smoker (smo), lacking compression garment therapy (lcgt). 10R and 10L = patient 10 right (R) and left (L) leg, respectively. 10L: first 13 treatments with control group radiator (VIS only), further treatments with fully active radiator (wIRA(+VIS)).
A detailed presentation of all relevant data from each patient – including detailed anamnesis and conventional digital photographic images and digital infrared images (thermograms) – can be found in Appendices 1–10 (one per patient).