Impact of surgical site infection on healthcare costs and patient outcomes: a systematic review in six European countries

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-15

  Badia, J M ^a   Casey, A L ^b   Petrosillo, N ^c   Hudson, P M ^d   Mitchell, S A ^d   Crosby, C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^d Decision Resources Group   (United Kingdom)

^e BD Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic burden; Europe; Quality of life; Surgery; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMBASE; EQ 5D QUESTIONNAIRE; EUROPEAN; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDLINE; MORTALITY RATE; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SPAIN; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFECTION; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85017337398     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.03.004     Document Type: Review

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