Frantz R A, Bergquist S, Specht J
Adv Wound Care. 1995 Jan-Feb;8(1):36-45.
Although concern for the costs associated with pressure ulcer treatments persists, studies that precisely quantify costs are limited. A retrospective research design was used to describe the costs incurred by an 830-bed, long-term care facility to treat 81 pressure ulcers over a one-year period following implementation of a research-based, skin care protocol. The total cost for the study period was $30,079 with 73% of these expenditures attributable to nursing care. Mean cost of treatment was $3.74/pressure ulcer/day, which was a reduction from the $5.35/pressure ulcer/day cost prior to implementation of the skin care protocol. These findings suggest that implementing a research-based, skin care protocol can promote a reduction in treatment costs.
尽管对压疮治疗相关成本的担忧依然存在，但精确量化成本的研究却很有限。采用回顾性研究设计来描述一家拥有830张床位的长期护理机构在实施基于研究的皮肤护理方案后的一年内治疗81例压疮所产生的成本。研究期间的总成本为30,079美元，其中73%的支出归因于护理。平均治疗成本为每例压疮每天3.74美元，相较于皮肤护理方案实施前每例压疮每天5.35美元的成本有所降低。这些发现表明，实施基于研究的皮肤护理方案可促使治疗成本降低。
