Clinical and economic burden of surgical site infection (SSI) and predicted financial consequences of elimination of SSI from an English hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-33

  Jenks, P J ^a   Laurent, M ^b   McQuarry, S ^a   Watkins, R ^b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ICNet International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attributable cost; Healthcare associated infection; Length of stay; Margin (profitability); Opportunity cost; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; BREAST SURGERY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DISEASE ELIMINATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART SURGERY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIVER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROFIT; SKULL SURGERY; SPINE SURGERY; STOMACH SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ATTRIBUTABLE COST; HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MARGIN (PROFITABILITY); OPPORTUNITY COST; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; PREVALENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84890538488     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.09.012     Document Type: Article

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