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Although there is rising concern with the cost of pressure ulcer treatment, actual expenditures have not been quantified in many settings. A retrospective research design was used to describe the costs incurred by an 830-bed long-term care facility to treat 240 pressure ulcers over a five-year period. The total cost was $116,416 for the study period. The mean cost of treatment was $5.35/pressure ulcer/day. These costs are substantially lower than the costs of pressure ulcer treatment in acute care. Further study to compare treatment costs with prevention costs would provide useful information on the cost benefits of prevention.
尽管人们越来越关注压疮治疗的成本，但在许多情况下，实际支出尚未得到量化。本研究采用回顾性研究设计，描述了一家拥有830张床位的长期护理机构在五年期间治疗240例压疮所产生的费用。研究期间的总成本为116,416美元。治疗的平均成本为每例压疮每天5.35美元。这些成本远低于急性护理中压疮治疗的成本。进一步比较治疗成本和预防成本的研究将为预防的成本效益提供有用信息。
