Economic loss of nosocomial infections in patients with cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction / 中国医学科学院学报
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
;
(6): 543-545, 2008.
Artículo
en Chino
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-270653
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>
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Asunto principal:
Estudios de Casos y Controles
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Hemorragia Cerebral
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Infarto Cerebral
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Infección Hospitalaria
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Costo de Enfermedad
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Economía
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Hospitalización
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluación Económica en Salud
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Estudio observacional
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Anciano
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Aged80
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
Año:
2008
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Artículo
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