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  • Title: The cost of treating pressure ulcers following implementation of a research-based skin care protocol in a long-term care facility.
    Author: Frantz RA, Bergquist S, Specht J.
    Journal: Adv Wound Care; 1995; 8(1):36-45. PubMed ID: 7795870.
    Abstract:
    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.
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