Economic loss of nosocomial infections in patients with cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction / 中国医学科学院学报

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the economic loss of nosocomial infections (NI) in patients with cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We used case-control method to compare the medical expenses between 46 pairs of cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction patients with or without NI.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The median hospital stay, total treatment expense, medications expense, examination expense, and treatment expense of NI were significantly higher in the NI group than in non-NI group (all P < 0.01 ).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>NI can prolong hospital stay and increase medical expenses of patients with cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction. Effective measures should be taken to control NI.</p>