Extra charge and extra length of postoperative stay attributable to surgical site infection in six selected operations

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1083-1091

  Kasatpibal, Nongyao ^a   Thongpiyapoom, Somchit ^b   Narong, Montha Na ^b   Suwalak, Nonglak ^b   Jamulitrat, Silom ^c  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Songklanagarind Hospital   (Thailand)

^c PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Cost of illness; Costs; Cross infection; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLON RESECTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; CRANIOTOMY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HERNIORRHAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 26244440746     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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