Clinical and economic burden of healthcare-associated infections: A prospective cohort study.

Kidu GideyMeles Tekie GideyBerhane Yohannes HailuZigbey Brhane GebreamlakYirga Legesse Niriayo

Published in: PloS one (2023)

HAIs have a significant impact on in-hospital mortality, the length of extra hospital stays, and extra costs for medical care. Patients admitted to intensive care units and those with HAIs were found to be significant predictors of in-hospital mortality. Interventions must be implemented to prevent HAIs, especially in patients admitted to intensive care units.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
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acute care
emergency department
acute respiratory distress syndrome
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health insurance