Κατεύθυνση Οργάνωση και Διοίκηση Υπηρεσιών Υγείας
Library of the School of Health Sciences

2024-11-06

2024

Pliatsika Styliani

Θεόδωρος Μαριόλης-Σαψάκος, Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, ΕΚΠΑ
Δημήτριος Φιλίππου, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής , Τμήμα Ιατρικής, ΕΚΠΑ
Γεώργιος Νούσιος, Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Επιστήμης Φυσικής Αγωγής και Αθλητισμού, ΑΠΘ

Κόστος και όφελος από την εφαρμογή αρνητικής πίεσης σε έλκη

Greek

Cost and benefit of applying negative pressure to ulcers

Introduction: Chronic trauma affects about 1% of the population in western industrialized countries, with much higher rates in hospitals, and represents a serious risk to the health and quality of life of patients. Treatment options and therapeutic approaches to wound care are vast and varied.Negative pressure wound treatment is a major advance in the field of biomedical and wound healing technology
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the costs and benefits of applying negative pressure to ulcers in patients of the A Vascular Surgery Clinic of Attikon University General Hospital, in comparison to patients who did not use this method.
Methods: Cost minimization analysis (CMA) was performed. This analysis was chosen because the results of the interventions were similar. The cost analysis was performed from the perspective of the healthcare provider.
Results:The total cost per case of care was 5395.8 € (±845.03) for patients without V.A.C. and 3,693.25 (±416.51) € for patients with V.A.C. for the treatment of different types of ulcers. Therefore, the application of V.A.C is accompanied by savings of 1,702.55 € per patient. However, this difference did not prove to be statistically significant (p=0.079). Also, no statistically significant difference in cost per patient was observed in the different types of wounds (p=0.509).
Conclusion : Studies on health economics have found NPWT to be a cost-effective and economical treatment in various clinical contexts. It is estimated that approximately 300 million wounds are treated annually with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). A significant number of studies showing the benefits at the economic and biological levels (wound healing) have provided evidence demonstrating both the medical and economic advantages of NPWT, such as faster wound healing, reduced hospitalization, fewer readmissions, improved quality of life and economic benefit.

Health Sciences

Skin, Ulcer, Negative pressure, V.A.C, Cost, Benefit

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