Economics of pressure-ulcer care: review of the literature on modern versus traditional dressings.
Published evidence suggests that some of the benefits of modern dressings--longer wear times and less frequent dressing changes--make them more cost-effective than traditional gauze dressings in pressure ulcer management.
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Advanced Wound Care Division, Smith & Nephew, Hull, UK. lorena.sanmiguel@smith-nephew.com
Torra i Bou
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Verdú Soriano
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D001458:Bandages / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017059:Models, Econometric; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D012107:Research Design; D017592:Skin Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing / Q000639:trends; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D016526:Workload; D014945:Wound Healing