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Preventing pressure ulcers on the heel: a Canadian cost study.

Abstract
An adaptation of a clinical study of 130 patients at risk of developing a pressure ulcer on the heels was performed using Canadian costs. The aim of the study was to compare the cost effectiveness of a specially shaped hydrocellular dressing (Allevyn Heel) versus that of a protective heel bandage (Soffban and gauze) in pressure ulcer prevention over an 8-week period.
AuthorsJoan-Enric Torra I Bou, Justo Rueda López, Gemma Camañes, Elias Herrero Narváez, Joan Blanco Blanco, Jordi Ballesté Torralba, Elvira Hernández Martinez-Esparza, Lorena San Miguel García, José Verdú Soriano
JournalDermatology nursing (Dermatol Nurs) 2009 Sep-Oct Vol. 21 Issue 5 Pg. 268-72 ISSN: 1060-3441 [Print] United States
PMID19873692 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Polyurethanes
  • allevyn
Topics
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Canada
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Female
  • Heel
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Occlusive Dressings (economics)
  • Polyurethanes (economics)
  • Pressure Ulcer (economics, nursing, prevention & control)

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