Costs of Surgical Site Infections That Appear after Hospital Discharge

Graves, Nicholas; Halton, Kate; Curtis, Merrilyn; Doidge, Shane; Lairson, David; McLaws, Marylou; Whitby, Michael

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Costs of Surgical Site Infections That Appear after Hospital Discharge

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May 2006
By Graves, Nicholas ; Halton, Kate ; Curtis, Merrilyn ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Graves, Nicholas ; Halton, Kate ; Curtis, Merrilyn ; Doidge, Shane ; Lairson, David ; McLaws, Marylou ; Whitby, Michael
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.
Subjects:

Female Health Care Costs Humans Incidence Income Infection Control Length Of Stay Male Middle Aged Patient Discharge Postoperative Care Risk Factors Surgical Wound Infection
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Emerg Infect Dis. 12(5):831-834.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Australia
Volume:

12
Issue:

5
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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