关键词: 慢性伤口；经济学评价；成本效益；成本效用；成本效果

Abstract: Health economic evaluation has continuously been applied in clinical practices, and recent years have witnessed the gradual development of such evaluation in the management of chronic wounds. This study mainly reviewed the indexes regarding input cost and output effects of chronic wounds, the application of economic evaluation in dealing with different types of chronic wounds, and nurses' roles during the process, so as to provide corresponding basis for clinical decision-making.

Key words: chronic wounds; economic evaluation; cost-benefit; cost-utility; cost-effectiveness