title: Cost-effectiveness considerations for home health V.A.C. Therapy in the United States of America and its potential international application.
abstract: Vacuum-assisted closure (V.A.C.) Therapy (KCI International, San Antonio, TX) has been widely used in hospital settings. However, use of V.A.C.) Therapy in home health settings outside of the United States of America (USA) is often limited because of financial considerations. This review paper considers the published evidence on V.A.C. Therapy in home health settings from the USA and beyond and explores the potential economic implications of V.A.C. Therapy in home health settings.
authors.affiliation: York Health Economics Consortium, University of York, York, UK. pt507@york.ac.uk
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Trueman
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D014943:Global Health; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*