Excess costs associated with common healthcare-associated infections in an Iranian cardiac surgical unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 304-307

  Nosrati, M ^a   Boroumand, M ^a   Tahmasebi, S ^a   Sotoudeh, M ^a   Sheikhfathollahi, M ^a   Goodarzynejad, H ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery Costs Healthcare associated infection Nosocomial infection Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; PNEUMONIA; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 78349309199     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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