Economic impact of treatment for surgical site infections in cases of total knee arthroplasty in a tertiary public hospital in Brazil

• Published in: The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 356 - 359
• Main Authors: Dal-Paz, Karine, Oliveira, Priscila RD, Paula, Adriana P de, Emerick, Maria Cristina da S, Pécora, José Ricardo, Lima, Ana Lucia LM
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases 01.08.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: costs; hospital acquired infection; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; surgery; costs; hospital acquired infection; surgery

The aim of this study was to estimate the additional cost of treatment of a group of nosocomial infections in a tertiary public hospital. A retrospective observational cohort study was conducted by means of analyzing the medical records of 34 patients with infection after total knee arthroplasty, di...