Investigating the Relationship Between Effectiveness and Cost in Specialized Wound Care

Background: Acute and chronic wounds present a substantial economic pressure on healthcare systems, Chronic wounds cost the health system at least US$۲.۸۵ billion per year in Australia, Treatment of wounds of different etiologies constitutes a major part of the total health care budget. It is estimated that ۱.۵–۲ million people in Europe and approximately ۲.۴–۴.۵ million people in the USA suffer from acute or chronic wounds. This review aimed to analyze the concept of cost-effectiveness within the chronic wound care.Method: Several databases including PubMed, Scopus, Medline and scholar were searched to retrieve studies on the cost-effectiveness of specialized wound care in adults treated for acute and chronic wounds.Result: totally, ۴۴ cost-effectiveness studies were considered, It was found that, ۲۲ Interventions were more effective and less costly compared to the study comparators: ۸ for diabetic ulcers, ۹ for venous ulcers, ۲ for pressure ulcers, ۲ for venous/arterial ulcers, and ۱ for mixed complex wound types.Conclusion: The obtained results can identify efficient wound care interventions and introduce ineffective treatments to save resources. It could be used to clarify future policy and decision-making, reduce the health costs of governments and reduce wound care costs and improve patient health condition.

کلیدواژه ها:

Acute wound ، Chronic wound ، Cost ، Effectiveness