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. 2006 May;12(5):831-4.
doi: 10.3201/eid1205.051321.

Costs of surgical site infections that appear after hospital discharge

Nicholas Graves  1 , Kate Halton, Merrilyn Curtis, Shane Doidge, David Lairson, Marylou McLaws, Michael Whitby
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Costs of surgical site infections that appear after hospital discharge

Nicholas Graves et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 May.

Abstract

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.

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The timing and nature of data collection. *Interview questions available from author on request. †Types of data collected from patient hospital records available from author on request. ‡Variables collected from patient at each nurse visit are available from author on request. CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; SSI, surgical site infection; AICA-NAB, Australian Infection Control Association–National Advisory Board.
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