Are labour-intensive efforts to prevent pressure ulcers cost-effective?

Pressure ulcers are a major problem in Danish healthcare with a prevalence of 13-43% among hospitalized patients. The associated costs to the Danish Health Care Sector are estimated to be €174.5 million annually. In 2010, The Danish Society for Patient Safety introduced the Pressure Ulcer Bundle (PU...

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Published in:	Journal of medical economics Vol. 16; no. 10; p. 1238
Main Authors:	Mathiesen, Anne Sofie Mølbak, Nørgaard, Kamilla, Andersen, Marie Frederikke Bruun, Møller, Klaus Meyer, Ehlers, Lars Holger
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-10-2013
Subjects:	Community Health Nursing - economics Cost-Benefit Analysis Cross Infection - economics Cross Infection - epidemiology Cross Infection - prevention & control Decision Support Techniques Decision Trees Denmark - epidemiology Economics, Hospital Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data Home Care Services - economics Humans Incidence Inpatients - statistics & numerical data Long-Term Care - economics Patient Discharge - economics Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data Pressure Ulcer - economics Pressure Ulcer - epidemiology Pressure Ulcer - prevention & control Prevalence Probability Standard of Care - economics Time Factors Denmark
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