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Published in: Hernia 2/2018

01-04-2018 | Original Article

Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation, a cost-effective treatment for abdominal mesh exposure

Authors: E. Deleyto, A. García-Ruano, J.R. González-López

Published in: Hernia | Issue 2/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation (NPWTi) has been proved to be a safe and effective treatment option for abdominal wall wound dehiscence with mesh exposure. Our aim in this study is to examine whether it is also cost-effective.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study with 45 patients treated for postoperative abdominal wall wound dehiscence and exposed mesh: 34 were treated with conventional wound therapy (CWT) and 11 with NPWTi. We carried out a cost analysis for each treatment group using the Diagnosis-related group (DRG) system and a second evaluation using the calculated costs “per hospital stay”. The differences between NPWTi and CWT were calculated with both evaluation systems. Comparative analysis was performed using the Mann–Whitney U test.

Results

Mean costs using the DRG estimation were 29,613.71€ for the CWT group and 15,093.37€ for the NPWTi group, and according to the calculated expenses “per hospital stay”, 17,322.88€ for the CWT group and 15,284.22€ for the NPWTi group. NPWTi showed a reduction in the total expense of treatment, related to a reduction in episodes of hospitalization and number of surgeries required to achieve wound closure. However, differences were not statistically significant in our sample.

Conclusions

NPWTi proves to be an efficient treatment option for abdominal wall wound dehiscence with mesh exposure, compared to CWT. More trials aimed to optimize treatment protocols will lead to an additional increase in NPWTi efficiency. In addition, to generalize our results, further studies with larger samples would be necessary.
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Metadata
Title
Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation, a cost-effective treatment for abdominal mesh exposure
Authors
E. Deleyto
A. García-Ruano
J.R. González-López
Publication date
01-04-2018
Publisher
Springer Paris
Published in
Hernia / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 1265-4906
Electronic ISSN: 1248-9204
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-017-1691-y

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