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- Title
DIRECT COSTS CORRESPONDING TO VASCULOGENIC ULCER DRESSINGS PERFORMED IN A COMPREHENSIVE WOUND CARE UNIT.
- Authors
de Oliveira Ruiz, Paula Buck; Pinheiro, Gabriella; Lima, Antônio Fernandes Costa
- Abstract
Objective: to assess the mean direct costs corresponding to vasculogenic ulcer dressings performed by Nursing professionals on patients treated at a Comprehensive Wound Care Unit. Method: A quantitative and exploratory-descriptive research study, conducted in March, August and September 2020 at a Comprehensive Wound Care Unit located in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. The costs were calculated multiplying the time spent (timed) by the professionals by the cost of direct labor, adding the costs of the inputs. Data analysis was performed by means of descriptive statistics. Results: The total mean direct costs were as follows: US$ 11.90 (SD±10.79) for outpatient dressings (n=42), US$ 7.22 (SD±8.69) for home dressings (n=22) and US$ 3.10 (SD±2.57) for hospital dressings (n=11), with a significant contribution from the costs of topical therapies: US$ 9.82 (SD±10.55), US$ 5.60 (SD±8.43) and US$ 1.30 (SD±0.22), respectively. Conclusion: the results may support a review of the inputs required for vasculogenic ulcer dressings, notably, regarding topical therapies and materials/solutions.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; RESEARCH; CHRONIC wounds &; injuries; SCIENTIFIC observation; RESEARCH methodology; HOME care services; MEDICAL care costs; QUANTITATIVE research; UNOBTRUSIVE measures; STATISTICAL sampling; CUTANEOUS therapeutics; WOUND care; SURGICAL dressings; BANDAGES &; bandaging; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Cogitare Enfermagem, 2022, Vol 27, p1601
- ISSN
1414-8536
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5380/ce.v27i0.87124