A budget impact analysis of a powered hybrid mattress to prevent pressure ulcers in the Austrian inpatient setting: An original research.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Pressure ulcer is a considerable health problem and is associated with an increased hospital length of stay (LOS), nursing effort, costs, and reduced quality of life. The aim of this analysis is to compare the economic, clinical, and nursing benefit after the implementation of the powered hybrid mattress Dyna-Form Mercury Advance SMARTcare® in 2019 with the situation in 2017 (rental systems Arjo BariAir® and Arjo TheraKair Visio®, and purchased foam mattresses Arjo Simuflex®) using a single center.

Methods

In the framework of a budget impact analysis, a difference-in-difference approach was used to compare pre-implementation longitudinal data (2017) with post-implementation data (2019). The longitudinal data comprise the mattress resource use, patient cha

SUBMITTER: Eichhober G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10885175 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature