Excess Length of Stay Attributable to Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) in the Acute Care Setting: A Multistate Model

Standard estimates of the impact of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) on inpatient lengths of stay (LOS) may overstate inpatient care costs attributable to CDI. In this study, we used multistate modeling (MSM) of CDI timing to reduce bias in estimates of excess LOS. A retrospective cohort study...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2015-09, Vol.36 (9), p.1024-1030
Hauptverfasser:	Stevens, Vanessa W, Khader, Karim, Nelson, Richard E, Jones, Makoto, Rubin, Michael A, Brown, Kevin A, Evans, Martin E, Greene, Tom, Slade, Eric, Samore, Matthew H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Bias Clostridium difficile Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - economics Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - epidemiology Female Health care policy Hospitalization Hospitals Hospitals, Veterans - statistics & numerical data Humans Infections Length of stay Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Male Middle Aged Models, Statistical Nursing Patients Retrospective Studies Severity of Illness Index United States
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