Economic impact of a care bundle to prevent surgical site infection after craniotomy: a cost-analysis study.

Emilio Jiménez-MartínezGuillermo CuervoJordi CarratalàAna HorneroPilar CiercolesAndreu GabarrósCarmen CabellosIvan PelegrinMaria Angeles Domínguez-LuzónJordi CàmaraRamon Moreno-FuentesJordi AdamuzMiquel Pujol

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2021)

The implementation of a care bundle for SSI-CRAN had a significant economic impact. Hospitals should consider the deployment of this multimodal preventive strategy to reduce their SSI-CRAN rates, and also their costs.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
healthcare
quality improvement
palliative care
pain management
primary care
affordable care act
health insurance