Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7515699 | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2015 | 41 Pages |
Abstract
Cost of pressure ulcer prevention and treatment differed considerable between studies. Although the cost to provide pressure ulcer prevention to patients at risk can importantly impact health care services' budgets, the costs to treat a severe pressure ulcer were found to be substantially higher. Methodological heterogeneity among studies identified the need to use available, and study design-specific methodological guidelines to conduct health economic studies, and the need for additional pressure ulcer specific recommendations.
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Authors
Liesbet Demarré, Aurélie Van Lancker, Ann Van Hecke, Sofie Verhaeghe, Maria Grypdonck, Juul Lemey, Lieven Annemans, Dimitri Beeckman,