The burden of surgical site infections in Australia: A cost-of-illness study

The burden of surgical site infections in Australia: A cost-of-illness study

Objective: To estimate the cost of surgical site infections in Australian public hospitals in 2018–19, to demonstrate the economic burden of hospital-associated infection in a well-resourced health system. Methods: A cost-of-illness analysis was conducted over a 1-year time horizon based on data fro...

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Main Authors:	Ruth Royle, Brigid M. Gillespie, Wendy Chaboyer, Joshua Byrnes, Son Nghiem
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:	Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:	Hospital-associated infections Post-operative wound infection Incidence Adverse event Surveillance Economic evaluation
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123000989

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