A systematic review of cost-effectiveness analyses of complex wound interventions reveals optimal treatments for specific wound types

Table 11 Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) outcomes for mixed wound types (n = 3)

CEA (Original year of values)	Treatment vs. Comparator	ICER summary/estimate [2013 US$]	Unit of effectiveness	Incremental cost [2013 US$]	Incremental effectiveness
Bale 1998 (1994) [78]	Hydrocellular (Allevyn) dressing vs. hydrocolloid (Granuflex) dressing	26	Additional wound healed	3	0.13
Terry 2009 (2008) [79]	Telemedicine plus WCS consults vs. WCS consults only	Dominated^a	Additional wound healed	2,085	−0.249
Vu 2007 (2000) [80]	Multidisciplinary wound care team vs. UC	Dominant^b	Additional wound healed	−346	0.092

ICER, Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; UC, Usual care; US$, United States dollars; WCS, Wound care specialist.
^a“Disproportionate distribution, by chance, in group A [telemedicine plus WCS consults] of large non-healing surgical wounds and large, numerous pressure ulcers”.
^bDenotes the higher quality study (Drummond score ≥8).

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