Evaluating Health Economic Outcomes of Autologous Skin Cell Suspension for Definitive Closure in US Burn Care Using Contemporary Real-World Burn Center Data
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-11-2021
Institution/Department
Trauma & Acute Care Surgery
Journal Title
Journal of Current Medical Research and Opinion
Abstract
Background: As new treatments for managing patients with burn injuries become available, it is imperative to consider the overall potential impact of both patient outcomes and costs to the burn center (BC). Health economic evaluations (HEE) can aid BC to assess new treatment options. Historically, the National Burn Repository (NBR) has aided in HEE with two limitations variables are captured in an aggregate fashion over a 10-year period and it has limited data on resource utilization and procedure types. This prohibits real-world evidence development and effective HEE for new treatments. Our goal was to collect timely real-world data (RWD) and conduct a HEE to better understand the differences between anecdotal evidence and RWD in burn care treatment patterns and outcomes.
Recommended Citation
Foster, K; Amani, A; Carter, Damien; Griswold, J; and Hickerson, B, "Evaluating Health Economic Outcomes of Autologous Skin Cell Suspension for Definitive Closure in US Burn Care Using Contemporary Real-World Burn Center Data" (2021). MaineHealth Maine Medical Center. 3321.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/mmc/3321