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Exploring the real costs of healthcare-associated infections: an international review

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dc.contributor.authorMoura, João
dc.contributor.authorBaylina, Pilar
dc.contributor.authorMoreira, Paulo
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-03T09:45:27Z
dc.date.available2019-07-03T09:45:27Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractHealthcare-associated infections acquired a high degree of dissemination, being considered a serious public health problem and assumed as one of the most common adverse events associated with healthcare. They have a significant impact on health systems by increasing hospital expenses, and compromising the healthcare quality and effectiveness. Surgical site infections (SSI) are considered one of the most serious complications that can occur after an orthopaedic surgery. The aim of this study is to contribute to the development of a framework to analyse the costs of infections related to hip and knee arthroplasties. A literature review was conducted on databases, and articles published between January 2005 and April 2016 were searched. A total of 14 articles met the inclusion criteria. Costs were grouped in hospitalization and treatment dimensions. For hospitalization, the indicators were the length of stay (LOS) and/or monetary costs; For treatment, the indicators were number of surgeries and LOS, or monetary costs. We observed that LOS is the most commonly used to estimate SSI direct costs. Patients who developed hip or knee arthroplasty infections remained in hospital 2.5–3 times longer and incurred hospital costs almost three times higher, when compared with an uninfected patient.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMoura, J., Baylina, P., & Moreira, P. (2018). Exploring the real costs of healthcare-associated infections: An international review. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 11(4), 333–340. https://doi.org/10.1080/20479700.2017.1330729
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/20479700.2017.1330729pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/14220
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherTaylor & Francispt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20479700.2017.1330729pt_PT
dc.subjectHip and knee arthroplastiespt_PT
dc.subjectHealthcare-associated infectionspt_PT
dc.subjectSurgical site infectionspt_PT
dc.subjectLength of staypt_PT
dc.subjectCostspt_PT
dc.titleExploring the real costs of healthcare-associated infections: an international reviewpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage340pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage333pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Healthcare Managementpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume11pt_PT
person.familyNameBAYLINA MACHADO
person.givenNamePILAR
person.identifier.ciencia-id1419-F23D-4920
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3740-862X
person.identifier.ridB-5134-2010
person.identifier.scopus-author-id56534079700
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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