New Perspective to Improve Care of Patients with Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Early Economic Impact of the Use of Photodynamic Therapy with RLP068 (Based) System.
Valentina LorenzoniAgatina ChiavettaVincenzo CurciGiuseppe Della PepaCarmelo LicciardelloFelicia PantòAlessia ScatenaGiuseppe TurchettiPublished in: ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR (2021)
The early economic evaluation performed suggested that, if the claimed effectiveness of the technology demonstrated in case reports and in preliminary clinical studies can be confirmed in larger population studies, and allowing for shortening of the time needed to activate the healing process, the PDT-RLP068 system could offer the chance to improve care for DFI patients without compromising the sustainability of the system.
Keyphrases
- photodynamic therapy
- healthcare
- palliative care
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- quality improvement
- ejection fraction
- randomized controlled trial
- systematic review
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- pain management
- case report
- fluorescence imaging
- affordable care act
- patient reported outcomes
- chronic pain
- health insurance