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- Title
Cost-effectiveness of two types of dressing for prevention of pressure ulcer.
- Authors
Inoue, Kelly Cristina; Misue Matsuda, Laura
- Abstract
Objective: To analyze the cost-effectiveness relationship of two types of dressing for prevention of sacral pressure ulcer. Methods: This secondary analysis and comparative study included 25 patients. Of these, 10 used a hydrocolloid dressing and 15 used a transparent film dressing for prevention of sacral pressure ulcer. We measured costs of each dressing type, verified intermediate and final results, and estimated the cost-effectiveness relationship. Results: The cost-effectiveness relationships for the intermediate results were R$174.68 for the hydrocolloid dressing and R$45.75 for the transparent film dressing. For the final result, the values were R$272.00 and R$28.97, respectively. Conclusion: For sacral pressure ulcers, transparent film dressing was cost-effective compared with hydrocolloid dressing.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; BEDSORES prevention; SURGICAL dressings; HYDROCOLLOID surgical dressings; COMPARATIVE studies; COST effectiveness; SACRUM; TRANSPARENCY (Optics); SECONDARY analysis; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MANN Whitney U Test; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, 2015, Vol 28, Issue 5, p415
- ISSN
0103-2100
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1982-0194201500070