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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |