The Stoma Care Department, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK.
Department of Global Market Access, Coloplast, Humlebaek, Denmark.
Int Wound J. 2023 Sep;20(7):2540-2550. doi: 10.1111/iwj.14118. Epub 2023 Apr 5.
Peristomal skin complications (PSCs) have a significant impact on quality of life and ostomy treatment costs. This study aimed to assess the healthcare resource use for patients with an ileostomy and PSCs symptoms. Two surveys were developed and, after validation by healthcare professionals and patients, data were collected on healthcare resource use while not experiencing any PSCs symptoms and while experiencing complications of various severities, as defined by the modified Ostomy Skin Tool. Costs applied to resource use were assigned from relevant United Kingdom sources. Additional healthcare resource use associated with PSCs, relative to no complications, was estimated to result in a total cost per instance of £258, £383, and £505 for mild, moderate, or severe PSC, respectively. The average estimated total cost per complication instance, weighted across mild, moderate, and severe PSCs, was £349. Severe-level PSCs were associated with the highest cost, because of the treatment-level required and the longer duration of symptoms. There is potential for clinical benefits and economising in stoma care if interventions are implemented that reduce the incidence and/or severity of PSCs.
造口周围皮肤并发症(PSCs)对生活质量和造口治疗费用有重大影响。本研究旨在评估有回肠造口和 PSCs 症状的患者的医疗资源使用情况。我们开发了两份调查问卷,在医疗保健专业人员和患者验证后,收集了在没有 PSCs 症状和经历各种严重程度并发症时的医疗资源使用数据,严重程度由改良的造口皮肤工具定义。对资源使用的成本分配来自英国相关来源。与没有并发症相比,PSC 相关的额外医疗资源使用估计导致轻度、中度或重度 PSC 的每次发作的总成本分别为 258 英镑、383 英镑和 505 英镑。加权轻度、中度和重度 PSCs 后,每次并发症发作的平均估计总成本为 349 英镑。由于所需的治疗水平和症状持续时间较长,重度 PSCs 与最高成本相关。如果实施干预措施来降低 PSCs 的发生率和/或严重程度,那么在造口护理方面可能会有临床获益和节约成本的机会。