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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedSpector WD, Limcangco R, Owens PL
AHRQ Author: Spector WD, Limcangco R, Owens PL, Steiner CA
Marginal hospital cost of surgery-related hospital-acquired pressure ulcers.
The researchers estimated the hospital marginal cost of a hospital-acquired pressure ulcer (HAPU) for adults patients who were hospitalized for major surgeries, adjusted for patient characteristics, comorbidities, procedures, and hospital characteristics. They found that 3.5 percent of major surgical patients developed HAPUs and that the HAPUs added approximately $8,200 to the cost of a surgical stay after adjusting for comorbidities, patient characteristics, procedures, and hospital characteristics.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Spector WD, Limcangco R, Owens PL .
Marginal hospital cost of surgery-related hospital-acquired pressure ulcers.
Med Care 2016 Sep;54(9):845-51. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000558.
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Keywords: Pressure Ulcers, Surgery, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Healthcare Costs, Patient Safety
Creehan S, Cuddigan J, Gonzales D
The VCU pressure ulcer summit-developing centers of pressure ulcer prevention excellence: a framework for sustainability.
The purpose of this paper is to present a framework describing the proposed Magnet-designated Centers of Pressure Ulcer Prevention Excellence resulting from a national summit convened at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in March 2014. The authors discussed the structures, processes, and outcome measures necessary to become a proposed Center of Pressure Ulcer Prevention Excellence.
AHRQ-funded; HS023710.
Citation: Creehan S, Cuddigan J, Gonzales D .
The VCU pressure ulcer summit-developing centers of pressure ulcer prevention excellence: a framework for sustainability.
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 2016 Mar-Apr;43(2):121-8. doi: 10.1097/won.0000000000000203.
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Keywords: Guidelines, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Pressure Ulcers