Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations and the Burden of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Background: An estimated 4% of hospital admissions acquired healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and accounted for $9.8 (USD) billion in direct cost during 2011. In 2010, nearly 140 000 of the 3.5 million potentially preventable hospitalizations (PPHs) may have acquired an HAI. There is a knowled...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2333392817721109 |