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What is the likely impact on surgical site infections in Australian hospitals if smoking rates are reduced? A cost analysis

INTRODUCTION: Assisting smokers to quit before surgery reduces surgical site infection (SSI) risk. The short-term economic benefits of reducing SSIs by embedding tobacco dependence treatment in Australian hospitals are unknown. Estimated annual number of SSIs prevented, and hospital bed-days (HBD) a...

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Autores principales: McCaffrey, Nikki, Scollo, Michelle, Dean, Emma, White, Sarah L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8386862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34432843
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256424