Open AccessCost‐effectiveness considerations for home health V.A.C. ® Therapy in the United States of America and its potential international application
Author(s) -
Trueman Paul
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-481x.2008.00468.x
Subject(s) - medicine , home health , closure (psychology) , family medicine , health care , economic growth , law , political science , economics
Vacuum‐assisted closure (V.A.C. ® ) Therapy (KCI International, San Antonio, TX) has been widely used in hospital settings. However, use of V.A.C. ® Therapy in home health settings outside of the United States of America (USA) is often limited because of financial considerations. This review paper considers the published evidence on V.A.C. Therapy in home health settings from the USA and beyond and explores the potential economic implications of V.A.C. Therapy in home health settings.