Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Annals of Reviews & Research A Comparative Analysis of the Cost Effectiveness of Five Advanced Skin Substitutes in the Treatment of Foot Ulcers in Patients with Diabetes- Juniper Publishers Authored by Robert Snyder Abstract Objective: The purpose of this economic analysis was to generate the cost-effectiveness of five (5) advanced skin substitutes/ Cell/Tissue based Products (CTPs) in the treatment of foot ulcers in patients with diabetes (DFUs): ActiGraft® (RedDress, Pardes Hanna, Israel); Apligraf® (Organogenesis, Canton, MA); Dermagraft® (Organogenesis, Cant-on, MA) ; Grafix Core® (Smith & Nephew, Andover, MA) and EpiFix® (MiMedx, Marietta, GA). Methods: For each skin substitute product, three data points were central to the analysis: Number of applications over a 12-week course of treatment; complete healing efficacy over a 12-week course of treatment; product cost per application; the number of appli...
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