Graves Nicholas, Halton Kate, Curtis Merrilyn, Doidge Shane, Lairson David, McLaws Marylou, Whitby Michael
The Centre for Healthcare Related Infection Surveillance and Prevention, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 May;12(5):831-4. doi: 10.3201/eid1205.051321.
Data were collected from surgical patients in the hospital and on 4 occasions postdischarge. The incidence of postdischarge surgical site infection was 8.46%. Strong evidence showed that these infections caused minor additional costs, which contradicts existing literature. We discuss why previous studies might have overstated costs.
数据收集自医院的外科手术患者以及出院后的4个时间点。出院后手术部位感染的发生率为8.46%。有力证据表明,这些感染仅造成了少量额外费用,这与现有文献相悖。我们探讨了为何先前的研究可能高估了费用。