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The impact of surgical-site infections in the 1990s: attributable mortality, excess length of hospitalization, and extra costs.
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In July 2005, the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) issued a landmark research brief that detailed the cost and quality implications of hospital-acquired infections in Pennsylvania. This follow up brief provides a closer look at these infections in terms of payor implications....
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There are approximately 470,000 coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures performed annually in the United States.1 Surgical site infections complicating CABG procedures are significant in terms of morbidity, mortality, and economic impact. 2–6 Host risk factors contributing to the risk of chest...
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Critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at high risk for infections associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and health care costs (1–3). The overall infection rate in critically ill patients approaches 40% and may be as high as 50% or 60% in patients who remain in the ICU...
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The economics of preventing hospital-acquired infections is most often described in general terms. The underlying concepts and mechanisms are rarely made explicit but should be understood for research and policy-making. We define the key economic concepts and specify an illustrative model that uses hypothetical...