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| Dal-Paz,Karine; Oliveira,Priscila RD; Paula,Adriana P de; Emerick,Maria Cristina da S; Pécora,José Ricardo; Lima,Ana Lucia LM. |
| The aim of this study was to estimate the additional cost of treatment of a group of nosocomial infections in a tertiary public hospital. A retrospective observational cohort study was conducted by means of analyzing the medical records of 34 patients with infection after total knee arthroplasty, diagnosed in 2006 and 2007, who met the criteria for nosocomial infection according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To estimate the direct costs of treatment for these patients, the following data were gathered: length of hospital stay, laboratory tests, imaging examinations, and surgical procedures performed. Their costs were estimated from the minimum values according to the Brazilian Medical Association. The estimated cost of the antibiotics... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hospital acquired infection; Surgery; Costs. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000400008 |
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