The cost-benefit of using soft silicone multilayered foam dressings to prevent sacral and heel pressure ulcers in trauma and critically ill patients: A within-trial analysis of the Border Trial

International Wound Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 344-350

  Santamaria, Nick ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Gerdtz, Marie ^a   Sage, Sarah ^b   Mccann, Jane ^b   Freeman, Amy ^b   Vassiliou, Theresa ^a   Devincentis, Stephanie ^b   Ng, Ai W ^b   Manias, Elizabeth ^a   Knott, Jonathan ^a   Liew, Danny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost benefit; Pressure ulcers; Prophylactic dressings

Indexed keywords

SILICONE; SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

AIR MATTRESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECUBITUS; DEVICE COMPARISON; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOAM DRESSING; FOOT CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEEL PRESSURE ULCER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SACRAL PRESSURE ULCER; SKIN CARE; ULCER HEALING; WOUND CARE; BANDAGE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SACRUM;

BANDAGES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; SACRUM; SILICONES;

EID: 84929291330     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12160     Document Type: Article

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