A Comparison of the Efficacy and Cost of Different Venous Leg Ulcer Dressings: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Author
Source
International Journal of Vascular Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-04-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To compare the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of simple nonadherent dressings with other more expensive dressing types in the treatment of venous leg ulcers.
Study Design.
Retrospective cohort study.
Location.
The leg ulcer clinic at the University Hospital of South Manchester.
Subjects and Methods.
The healing rates of twelve leg ulcer patients treated with simple nonadherent dressings (e.g., NA Ultra) were compared with an equal number of patients treated with modern dressings to determine differences in healing rates and cost.
Main Outcome Measures.
Rate of healing as determined by reduction in ulcer area over a specified period of time and total cost of dressing per patient.
Results.
Simple nonadherent dressings had a mean healing rate of 0.353 cm2/week (standard deviation ± 0.319) compared with a mean of 0.415 cm2/week (standard deviation ± 0.383) for more expensive dressings.
This resulted in a one-tailed p value of 0.251 and a two-tailed p value of 0.508.
Multiple regression analysis gave a significance F of 0.8134.
Conclusion.
The results indicate that the difference in healing rate between simple and modern dressings is not statistically significant.
Therefore, the cost of dressing type should be an important factor influencing dressing selection.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hussain, Syed M. Asim. 2015. A Comparison of the Efficacy and Cost of Different Venous Leg Ulcer Dressings: A Retrospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Vascular Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1066983
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hussain, Syed M. Asim. A Comparison of the Efficacy and Cost of Different Venous Leg Ulcer Dressings: A Retrospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Vascular Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1066983
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hussain, Syed M. Asim. A Comparison of the Efficacy and Cost of Different Venous Leg Ulcer Dressings: A Retrospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Vascular Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1066983
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1066983