Hospital costs associated with nosocomial infections in a pediatric intensive care unit

Hospital costs associated with nosocomial infections in a pediatric intensive care unit

Objective: To estimate the additional cost attributable to nosocomial infection (NI) in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and related factors. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted in all children admitted to the PICU of a tertiary-care pediatric hospital between 2008 and 2009. Desc...

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Main Authors: Áurea Morillo-García, Josefa M. Aldana-Espinal, Antonio Olry de Labry-Lima, Raquel Valencia-Martín, Reyes López-Márquez, Mercedes Loscertales-Abril, Manuel Conde-Herrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Gaceta Sanitaria
Subjects:
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
Nosocomial infection
Healthcare costs
Hospital costs
Cohort studies
Regression analysis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S021391111500031X

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