Heel pressure ulceration: the perennial clinical and financial problem?
| Autor: | Trevor Jones, Deborah Glover, Henning von Spreckelsen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Heel Leadership and Management Health Policy Shear force body regions 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Shear (geology) medicine Geotechnical engineering 030212 general & internal medicine Financial problem health care economics and organizations Foot (unit) Geology |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Healthcare Management. 27:126-130 |
| ISSN: | 1759-7382 1358-0574 |
| DOI: | 10.12968/bjhc.2021.0015 |
| Popis: | The heel of the foot is particularly susceptible to pressure, friction and shear forces. In consequence, heel pressure ulcers account for approximately 18% of all hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in England. To ameliorate the effects of friction and shear forces, the use of heel protectors made from silk-like fabric is recommended. This article outlines how one such product, the Parafricta bootee (APA Parafricta), has facilitated a reduction in heel pressure ulcer development, resulting in both time and cost savings in an acute NHS trust over the course of 8 years and thousands of patients. A cost-analysis will also be detailed to show that if the products and processes pioneered by this trust were used throughout NHS England, over £300 million in resource savings could be achieved each year. |
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