Abstract

CABELLO-GRANADO, Pablo Antonio  and  AREVALO-VELASCO, José Manuel. Estimation of the Sanitary Cost of Bedsores (Pressure Sores) in Patients with Medullary Lesions. Rev. Gerenc. Polit. Salud [online]. 2016, vol.15, n.30, pp.60-67. ISSN 1657-7027.  https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.rgyps15-30.ecsu.

Objective: getting to know the total cost of each type of bedsore (pressure sores), as it is a chronical injury commonly seen in patients with low mobility. Method: We realized a retrospective review of clinical records for the 2008 to 2011 period, corresponding to the plastic surgery activity records of the Paraplegic Hospital. Results: the ischial pressure sore is the most commonly treated (43.27%), and also shows the lowest total cost (¬ 57,196.29). The highest cost of a bedsore due to its location corresponds to sacral pressure sores (40.41%, being the second most frequent type, with a total cost of ¬ 112,012.96). Conclusions: Faced with these treatment costs, prevention campaigns are established in an attempt to prevent these high costs to the National Health System.

Keywords : pressure ulcer; health economics; cost of illness; tertiary prevention; health systems; healthcare financing.

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