Attributable cost and length of stay for central line-associated bloodstream infections

Attributable cost and length of stay for central line-associated bloodstream infections

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are common types of hospital-acquired infections associated with high morbidity. Little is known about the attributable cost and length of stay (LOS) of CLABSI in pediatric inpatient settings. We determined the cost and LOS attributable to pedi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2014-06, Vol.133 (6), p.e1525-e1532
Hauptverfasser: Goudie, Anthony, Dynan, Linda, Brady, Patrick W, Rettiganti, Mallikarjuna
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Analysis
Bacteremia - economics
Bacteremia - transmission
Blood
Care and treatment
Catheter-Related Infections - economics
Catheter-Related Infections - transmission
Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects
Catheterization, Central Venous - economics
Central venous catheters
Child
Child, Preschool
Cost of Illness
Costs and Cost Analysis
Cross Infection - economics
Cross Infection - transmission
Female
Health care costs
Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data
Health Services Research
Hospital Costs - statistics & numerical data
Hospital stays
Hospital utilization
Humans
Infant
Length of stay
Length of Stay - economics
Male
Medical care, Cost of
Morbidity
Patients
Pediatrics
Propensity Score
Quality Assurance, Health Care - economics
Regression analysis
Retrospective Studies
Sepsis
Software
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are common types of hospital-acquired infections associated with high morbidity. Little is known about the attributable cost and length of stay (LOS) of CLABSI in pediatric inpatient settings. We determined the cost and LOS attributable to pediatric CLABSI from 2008 through 2011. A propensity score-matched case-control study was performed. Children
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2013-3795