Cost-effectiveness of adjunctive negative pressure wound therapy in paediatric burn care: evidence from the SONATA in C randomised controlled trial

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 16650
• Main Authors: Frear, Cody C., Griffin, Bronwyn R., Cuttle, Leila, Kimble, Roy M., McPhail, Steven M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 17.08.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/308/3187; 692/700/3934; Burns; Children; Cost analysis; Dressings; Health care; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Pediatrics; Pressure ulcers; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sensitivity analysis; Wound healing; Wounds

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been shown to improve clinical outcomes for children with burns by accelerating wound re-epithelialisation. Its effects on healthcare costs, however, remain poorly understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of NPWT from a healt...