Problemy identyfikacji oraz koszty zakażeń szpitalnych

• Authors: Anna Różańska , Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach , Małgorzata Bulanda , Piotr B. Heczko
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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Identification difficulties and costs of hospital acquired infectionsThe aim of this work is to analyze epidemiological data collected in the active HI programme between 2002 and 2004 in forty Polish hospitals and to assess some of the economic consequences of hospital infections. The average cumulative incidence, incidence density and mortality of nosocomial pneumoniae (PNEU), bloodstream infections (BSI), urinary tract infections (UTI) and surgical site infections were calculated. A separate analysis of some costs of hospital infections was also performed in this study. The extra costs of stay in hospital overextended due to SSI, PNEU, BSI and UTI, was assessed for three hospitals of different kind. It is very difficult to assess the total costs of HIs in throughout Poland without a specific study designed for this particular purpose. While the need for such research is obvious, this would be a costly and time-consuming task, unlikely to be carried out without engaging the state’s authorities and central budget.

Keywords

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hospital acquired infections, HAI surveillance, morbidity, mortality, costs of illness

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Zdrowie Publiczne i Zarządzanie
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 1-2

Dates

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2008

online

2008-02-25

Contributors

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Anna Różańska

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Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach

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Małgorzata Bulanda

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Piotr B. Heczko