Quality wound care equals cost-effective wound care: a clinical model.
The cost of wound care is often defined as the cost of materials and labor, ignoring the effect of both variables on outcome. As a result, money-saving measures may actually increase cost while reducing the quality of care. Definitions and tools to enable professionals to understand, evaluate and compare the cost-effectiveness of wound care practices and treatment modalities are given.
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D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing*