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Cost of nosocomial infections: Analysis of 512 digestive surgery patients

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The present report of 512 consecutive patients hospitalized for common digestive surgery assesses the medical outcome of nosocomial infection (NI) using Center for Disease Control criteria. Medical and social costs were evaluated for the hospitalization period and for the 6 months following. Estimate of cost directly due to NI represents 6.8% of total expenditures for the entire group of 512 patients.

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  1. E. Herriot Hospital, Hygiène Laboratory and Faculty of Médecine Grange-Blanche, of Preventive Médecine and Public Health, Lyon, France

    J. Fabry M.D., R. Meynet, M. T. Joron M.D., M. Sepetjan M.D., D. C. Lambert & R. Guillet M.D.

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Supported by a grant of GIS, CNRS/HCL “Economie de la Santé” (1979–1980).

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Fabry, J., Meynet, R., Joron, M.T. et al. Cost of nosocomial infections: Analysis of 512 digestive surgery patients. World J. Surg. 6, 362–365 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01653558

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