Health service costs of treating venous leg ulcers in the UK: evidence from a cross-sectional survey based in the north west of England.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate and examine the direct healthcare costs of treating people with open venous leg ulcers in the UK.

Design

Cost-of-illness study.

Setting

A cross-sectional survey of nine National Health Service community locales over 2-week periods in 2015/2016.

Methods

We examined the resource use and prevalence of venous leg ulcer treatment in the community. Examination of variation in these obtained costs was performed by ordinary least squares regression. We used additional resource use information from a randomised control trial and extrapolated costs to the UK for an annual period.

Results

The average 2-week per person cost of treating patients where a venous leg ulceration was the primary (most severe) wound was estimated at £166.39 (95% CI £

SUBMITTER: Urwin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8739075 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature