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18799237

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-1-23
pubmed:abstractText
A total of 67 patients involved in an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the intensive care unit (ICU) were retrospectively followed to determine whether case patients experienced differences in cost, length of stay and survival rates when compared with non-affected patients. The method of microcosting, a technique that involves detailed identification and measurement of all care items and services offered by the hospital, was used to identify attributable costs related to diagnostic procedures, pharmacy and ICU stay of each patient. Seventeen patients developed nosocomial P. aeruginosa infection. On average, these patients incurred adjusted hospital costs of euro 27,917, 66% higher than non-case patients (P=0.002). The extra length of ICU stay attributable to P. aeruginosa infection was 70 days (P=0.0001). In multiple linear regression analysis, we found that P. aeruginosa infection was an independent predictor of increased hospital costs and length of hospital stay. On the basis of these findings, a conservative estimate of the extra cost attributable to P. aeruginosa infection in our ICU was euro 312,936 (95% confidence interval: 305,676-320,196).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0195-6701
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
138-42
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Hospital economic impact of an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.
pubmed:affiliation
Infectious Diseases Group, Hospital de La Ribera, Alzira, Valencia, Spain. Rbou@hospital-ribera.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article