Health and Economic Impact of Surgical Site Infections Diagnosed after Hospital Discharge

Although surgical site infections (SSIs) are known to cause substantial illness and costs during the index hospitalization, little information exists about the impact of infections diagnosed after discharge, which constitute the majority of SSIs. In this study, using patient questionnaire and admini...

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Autores principales: Perencevich, Eli N., Sands, Kenneth E., Cosgrove, Sara E., Guadagnoli, Edward, Meara, Ellen, Platt, Richard
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2901944/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12603990
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0902.020232

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2901944/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12603990
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0902.020232

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