COST OF SKIN CARE IN THE MYELOMENINGOCELE POPULATION

被引：29

作者：

HARRIS, MB ^{[1
]}

BANTA, JV ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] DARTMOUTH COLL,HITCHCOCK MED CTR,DEPT SURG,ORTHOPAED SURG SECT,HANOVER,NH 03756

来源：

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS | 1990年 / 10卷 / 03期

关键词：

Cost of treatment; Myelomeningocele; Skin breakdown;

D O I：

10.1097/01241398-199005000-00012

中图分类号：

R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学（修复外科学）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

This study was undertaken to illustrate the magnitude of the skin breakdown problem in children with myelomeningocele. Seventy-five of the 650 spina bifida patients treated at the Newington Children’s Hospital during a 13-year period comprised our final study group. The criterion for inclusion was hospitalization solely for treatment of skin breakdown. Multiple parameters were reviewed. Skin breakdown remains prevalent in this patient population, despite significant improvements in patient care. These improvements are readily demonstrated by (a) an increase in age at time of admission, (b) a significant reduction in average length of hospital stay, and (c) more aggressive admission policies with earlier operative intervention. More than two million dollars and the equivalent of 17 years in hospital days were needed to treat these patients during the 13-year study period. © 1990 Raven Press, Ltd., New York.

引用

页码：355 / 361

页数：7

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