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Cost of Hospital-Acquired Infection
Hospital Topics, 2010The authors assessed the costs of hospital-acquired infections using rigorous econometric methods on publicly available data, controlling for the interdependency of length of stay and the incidence of hospital acquired infection, and estimated the cost shares of different payers.
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Surgical Clinics of North America, 2012
Health-acquired infection (HAI) is defined as a localized or systemic condition resulting from an adverse reaction to the presence of infectious agents or its toxins. This article focuses on HAIs that are well studied, common, and costly (direct, indirect, and intangible).
Kevin W, Lobdell +2 more
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Health-acquired infection (HAI) is defined as a localized or systemic condition resulting from an adverse reaction to the presence of infectious agents or its toxins. This article focuses on HAIs that are well studied, common, and costly (direct, indirect, and intangible).
Kevin W, Lobdell +2 more
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New England Journal of Medicine, 1970
THE major infectious disease problems in most hospitals today are those that occur in the hospital — so-called nosocomial infections. In this discussion I shall define briefly the scope of the problem, explore some of the causes of the unacceptably high prevalence of hospital-acquired infections, evaluate some of the current preventive measures, and ...
Louis M. Sherwood +4 more
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THE major infectious disease problems in most hospitals today are those that occur in the hospital — so-called nosocomial infections. In this discussion I shall define briefly the scope of the problem, explore some of the causes of the unacceptably high prevalence of hospital-acquired infections, evaluate some of the current preventive measures, and ...
Louis M. Sherwood +4 more
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Infections acquired in a pediatric hospital
The Journal of Pediatrics, 1972During the first year of an active surveillance program at The Children's Hospital Medical Center, 558 hospital-acquired infections (4.6 per 100 admissions) were detected among 392 patients (3.2 per cent of hospital admissions). Wound infections were the most common hospital-acquired infection, followed by infections of the urinary tract, respiratory ...
P, Gardner, D G, Carles
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2: Hospital‐acquired infections
Medical Journal of Australia, 2002■ About 6% of patients acquire an Infection in hospital, and the incidence of hospital-acquired infections may be increasing. ■ Common hospital-acquired infections are respiratory and urinary tract infections, surgical wound infections and infections associated with intravascular cannulas.
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2012
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) or nosocomial infections (Greek: nosokomeion = hospital) are defined in human medicine as 'all clinically apparent infections that were not present or incubating in the patient prior to hospital admission'. They typically occur 48 hours or later after admission, within 3 days of discharge or within 30 days of an ...
Inderdeep Walia, Rajiv Borle
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Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) or nosocomial infections (Greek: nosokomeion = hospital) are defined in human medicine as 'all clinically apparent infections that were not present or incubating in the patient prior to hospital admission'. They typically occur 48 hours or later after admission, within 3 days of discharge or within 30 days of an ...
Inderdeep Walia, Rajiv Borle
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Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Infections
Surgical Infections, 2016Abstract Background: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a persistent concern and include surgical site infections, intravascular line-associated infections, pneumonia, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and C. difficile
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