The resource impact of wounds on health-care providers in Europe

J Wound Care. 2009 Apr;18(4):154-161. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2009.18.4.41607.

Abstract

Most of the literature focuses on the resources required to manage particular wound types, rather than the cost of wounds to health-care organisations. Until this information is available, wound care is unlikely to be a management priority.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cost of Illness*
  • Diabetic Foot / economics
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Health Care Costs / statistics & numerical data*
  • Health Personnel / economics*
  • Health Priorities
  • Health Resources / economics*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Leg Ulcer / economics
  • Length of Stay / economics
  • Morbidity
  • Needs Assessment
  • Pressure Ulcer / economics
  • Prevalence
  • Skin Care / economics
  • Surgical Wound Infection / economics
  • Wounds and Injuries / economics*
  • Wounds and Injuries / epidemiology*
  • Wounds and Injuries / therapy