Preliminary model assessing the cost-effectiveness of preoperative chlorhexidine mouthwash at reducing postoperative pneumonia among abdominal surgery patients in South Africa

Background Pneumonia is a common and severe complication of abdominal surgery, it is associated with increased length of hospital stay, healthcare costs, and mortality. Further, pulmonary complication rates have risen during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. This study explored the potential cost-effectivene...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2021-08, Vol.16 (8), p.e0254698-e0254698
Hauptverfasser:	Kachapila, Mwayi, Ademuyiwa, Adesoji O, Biccard, Bruce M, Ghosh, Dhruva N, Glasbey, James, Monahan, Mark, Moore, Rachel, Morton, Dion G, Oppong, Raymond, Pearse, Rupert, Roberts, Tracy E
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Abdominal surgery Acceptability Bacterial pneumonia Chlorhexidine Collaboration Complications Complications and side effects Coronaviruses Cost analysis Cost benefit analysis Costs COVID-19 Critical care Decision analysis Dosage and administration Health care Health economics Heart Heart surgery Mathematical models Medical research Medicine Methods Mortality Mouthwashes Pandemics Parameter sensitivity Parameter uncertainty Patient outcomes Patients Pneumonia Preoperative care Prevention Risk factors Sensitivity analysis Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Supervision Surgery Surgical outcomes Ventilators
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