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2355079

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
This study was undertaken to illustrate the magnitude of the skin breakdown problem in children with myelomeningocele. Seventy-five of the 650 spina bifida patients treated at the Newington Children's Hospital during a 13-year period comprised our final study group. The criterion for inclusion was hospitalization solely for treatment of skin breakdown. Multiple parameters were reviewed. Skin breakdown remains prevalent in this patient population, despite significant improvements in patient care. These improvements are readily demonstrated by (a) an increase in age at time of admission, (b) a significant reduction in average length of hospital stay, and (c) more aggressive admission policies with earlier operative intervention. More than two million dollars and the equivalent of 17 years in hospital days were needed to treat these patients during the 13-year study period.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0271-6798
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
355-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Cost of skin care in the myelomeningocele population.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article