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Costs of Surgical Site Infections That Appear after Hospital Discharge
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May 2006
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Source:Emerg Infect Dis. 12(5):831-834.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Data were collected from surgical patients in the hospital and on 4 occasions postdischarge. The incidence of postdischarge surgical site infection was 8.46%. Strong evidence showed that these infections caused minor additional costs, which contradicts existing literature. We discuss why previous studies might have overstated costs.
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