外科手术部位感染：费用有多高？

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Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume 72, Issue 3, July 2009, Pages 193-201  

Review
Surgical site infections: how high are the costs?
外科手术部位感染：费用有多高？
E.C.J. Broexa, , , A.D.I. van Asseltb, C.A. Bruggemana and F.H. van Tiela

aDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

bDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands


Available online 31 May 2009.

Summary
There is an increased interest in prevention of nosocomial infections and in the potential savings in healthcare costs. The aim of this review of recent studies on surgical site infections (SSIs) was to compare methods of cost research and magnitudes of costs due to SSI. The studies reviewed differ greatly with regard to study design and methods for cost calculation. However, healthcare costs for a patient with SSI are, on average, approximately twice the amount of costs for a patient without an SSI.

Keywords: Cost research methods; Healthcare costs; Surgical site infection