The cost of pressure ulcers in the UK

被引:437
作者
Bennett, G
Dealey, C
Posnett, J
机构
[1] Barts & London Queen Marys Sch Med & Dent, London, England
[2] Univ Birmingham, Sch Hlth Sci, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England
[3] Univ Hosp Birmingham NHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hosp, Nuffield House, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England
[4] Univ York, York YO10 5DD, N Yorkshire, England
[5] Smith & Nephew Wound Management, Kingston Upon Hull, N Humberside, England
关键词
pressure ulcers; cost; burden of illness; elderly;
D O I
10.1093/ageing/afh086
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Objective: to estimate the annual cost of treating pressure ulcers in the UK. Design: costs were derived from a bottom-up methodology, based on the daily resources required to deliver protocols of care reflecting good clinical practice. Setting: health and social care system in the UK. Subjects: patients developing a pressure ulcer. Methods: a bottom-up costing approach is used to estimate treatment cost per episode of care and per patient for ulcers of different grades and level of complications. Also, total treatment cost to the health and social care system in the UK. Results: the cost of treating a pressure ulcer varies from pound1,064 (Grade 1) to pound10,551 (Grade 4). Costs increase with ulcer grade because the time to heal is longer and because the incidence of complications is higher in more severe cases. The total cost in the UK is pound1.4-pound2.1 billion annually (4% of total NHS expenditure). Most of this cost is nurse time. Conclusions: pressure ulcers represent a very significant cost burden in the UK. Without concerted effort this cost is likely to increase in the future as the population ages. To the extent that pressure ulcers are avoidable, pressure damage may be indicative of clinical negligence and there is evidence that litigation could soon become a significant threat to healthcare providers in the UK, as it is in the USA.
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