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Wound Healing & Limb Salvage - New Jersey Center for Biomaterials

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How much does a non healing woundcost? The James Peters VA experience250,000200,000PublishedAverage CostsCost ($)150,000100,00050,0000Hospital AcquiredPressure UlcersCommunity AcquiredPressure UlcersActual chargesdirectly relatedto HospitalStage IVpressure ulcersBrem H, Vladeck B, Nierman D, et al. <strong>Wound</strong> Repair and Regeneration 2001

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