Wound-Specific Oral Nutritional Supplementation Can Reduce the Economic Burden of Pressure Injuries for Nursing Homes: Results from an Economic Model

Objectives: To measure the cost savings and staff time savings of wound-specific oral nutritional supplements (WS-ONS) for patients with pressure injuries (PIs) in an average US nursing home in one year. Methods: Using evidence on how WS-ONS can impact PI healing time, we created a decision tree...

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Main Authors: Jason Shafrin, Shanshan Wang, Kirk W. Kerr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LSE Press 2023-08-01
Series:Journal of Long-Term Care
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Online Access:https://account.journal.ilpnetwork.org/index.php/lse-j-jltc/article/view/173

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