Journal article
The average cost of pressure ulcer management in a community dwelling spinal cord injury population
Abstract
Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a common secondary complication experienced by community dwelling individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). There is a paucity of literature on the health economic impact of PU in SCI population from a societal perspective. The objective of this study was to determine the resource use and costs in 2010 Canadian dollars of a community dwelling SCI individual experiencing a PU from a societal perspective. A …
Authors
Chan BC; Nanwa N; Mittmann N; Bryant D; Coyte PC; Houghton PE
Journal
International Wound Journal, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 431–440
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
8 2013
DOI
10.1111/j.1742-481x.2012.01002.x
ISSN
1742-4801