Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations and the Burden of Healthcare-Associated Infections.
Andrea L LordenLuohua JiangTiffany A RadcliffKathleen A KellyRobert L OhsfeldtPublished in: Health services research and managerial epidemiology (2017)
Clinical implications include increased risk of HAI among diabetic patients admitted for lower extremity amputation. Methodological implications include identification of rare events for inpatient subpopulations and the need for improved codification of HAIs to improve cost and policy analyses regarding allocation of resources toward clinical improvements.