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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, 2005
Ostomy/wound management, 2012
Research suggests that fecal management systems (FMS) offer advantages, including potential cost ... more Research suggests that fecal management systems (FMS) offer advantages, including potential cost savings, over traditional methods of caring for patients with little or no bowel control and liquid or semi-liquid stool. A budget impact model accounting for material costs of managing fecal incontinence was developed, and 1 year of experiential data from two hospitals' ICUs were applied to it. Material costs were estimated for traditional methods (ie, use of absorbent briefs/pads, skin cleansers, moisturizers) and compared with material costs of using a modern FMS for both average (normal-range weight) and complex (bariatric with wounds) ICU patients at hospital 1 and any ICU patient at hospital 2. Reductions in daily material costs per ICU patient using FMS versus traditional methods were reported by hospital 1 ($93.74 versus 143.89,averagepatient;143.89, average patient; 143.89,averagepatient;150.55 versus 476.41,complexpatient)andbyhospital2(476.41, complex patient) and by hospital 2 (476.41,complexpatient)andbyhospital2(61.15 versus $104.85 per patient). When extrapolated to the total numb...
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, 2005
Ostomy/wound management, 2012
Research suggests that fecal management systems (FMS) offer advantages, including potential cost ... more Research suggests that fecal management systems (FMS) offer advantages, including potential cost savings, over traditional methods of caring for patients with little or no bowel control and liquid or semi-liquid stool. A budget impact model accounting for material costs of managing fecal incontinence was developed, and 1 year of experiential data from two hospitals' ICUs were applied to it. Material costs were estimated for traditional methods (ie, use of absorbent briefs/pads, skin cleansers, moisturizers) and compared with material costs of using a modern FMS for both average (normal-range weight) and complex (bariatric with wounds) ICU patients at hospital 1 and any ICU patient at hospital 2. Reductions in daily material costs per ICU patient using FMS versus traditional methods were reported by hospital 1 ($93.74 versus 143.89,averagepatient;143.89, average patient; 143.89,averagepatient;150.55 versus 476.41,complexpatient)andbyhospital2(476.41, complex patient) and by hospital 2 (476.41,complexpatient)andbyhospital2(61.15 versus $104.85 per patient). When extrapolated to the total numb...