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Factors influencing the time to wound healing and the associated costs in the Wound Expertise Centre in combination with the Hybrid Operating Theatre of patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease in MST
Hey, Isabelle (2020) Factors influencing the time to wound healing and the associated costs in the Wound Expertise Centre in combination with the Hybrid Operating Theatre of patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease in MST.
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| Embargo date: | 29 August 2025 |
| Abstract: | Each year, 500,000 patients in the Netherlands develop complex wounds, leading to an estimated cost of €3.2 billion for wound care. Complex wounds include diabetic ulcers, arterial ulcers, pressure ulcers, burns and traumatic ulcers. One of the main causes for the development of complex wounds is PAOD. Chronic obstructive vascular disease can be further divided into intermittent claudication and critical ischemia. The prevalence of chronic obstructive vascular disease is 7% of people over the age of 55 and 56% of people over the age of 85 years. The prevalence of critical ischemia is 0.5–1%. The costs with regard to wound care is expected to rise because of aging and the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases. In order to maintain these costs and the quality of care, WECs and HOTs have been founded since a few years. Studies regarding the treatment process and outcomes of patients with PAOD, treated in the WEC in combination with the HOT are scarce. The primary outcome parameter of wound care in the WEC and HOT is the time to wound healing. Previous studies that mentioned the time to wound healing for patients with PAOD mainly focused on wound healing within six months. Findings of this study can significantly contribute to a shorter time to wound healing which can make a difference in patient’s lives and the costs of caring for patients with complex wounds and PAOD in the WEC and HOT. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Clients: | Medisch spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands |
| Faculty: | TNW: Science and Technology |
| Subject: | 44 medicine, 83 economics |
| Programme: | Health Sciences MSc (66851) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/83132 |
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