Cost-effectiveness of scar management post-burn: a trial-based economic evaluation of three intervention models

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 18601
• Main Authors: McPhail, Steven M., Wiseman, Jodie, Simons, Megan, Kimble, Roy, Tyack, Zephanie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 03.11.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/699/578; 692/700/1720; 692/700/3934; ACTRN; ACTRN12616001100482; Child; Cicatrix, Hypertrophic - pathology; Cost analysis; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Disease management; Health care; Health services; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Intervention; multidisciplinary; Pressure; Reconstructive surgery; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Silicone Gels - therapeutic use; Silicones; Wound Healing

Optimal burn scar management has the potential to markedly improve the lives of children, but can require substantial healthcare resources. The study aimed to examine the cost-effectiveness of three scar management interventions: pressure garment; topical silicone gel; combined pressure garment and...