Costs associated with hospital-acquired bacteraemia in a Belgian hospital

Cost-effectiveness of a hand hygiene program on health care–associated infections in intensive care patients at a tertiary care hospital in Vietnam

“…The attributable cost of an HAI was £3,154 in an English hospital 18 or V12,853 for hospital-acquired bacteremia in a Belgian hospital. 19 Improving hand hygiene compliance from 48.6% to 87.0% resulted in savings of 11.6 neonatal intensive care unit days and $66,397 in hospital charges in a pediatric hospital in the United States. 6,7,20 We found the cost-effectiveness to be $1,074 saved per HAI prevented.…”

Analysis of cost outliers within APR-DRGs in a Belgian general hospital: Two complementary approaches

“…By comparing outliers with other patients, it identifies variables which are associated with the status of cost outlier. Factors such as hospital-acquired bacteraemia [13], unnecessary ICU admissions, and discharge delays related to gaps in post-hospital care are all implicated in higher costs of patient care, and are amenable to hospital action. An analysis based on the standardised residuals allows the identification of 96 patients who, at first sight, are not "justified" by the explanatory variables selected, allowing more targeted investigation of the medical records of these patients to identify problems in the process of care.…”

Prognostic factors for nosocomial bacteraemia outcome: a prospective study in a Greek teaching hospital

“…[1][2][3] The epidemiology has changed due to the increased importance of intravenous catheters, and a rise of infections caused by staphylococci and enterococci. 3,4 Several studies have retrospectively reported incidence, epidemiology and risk factors for acquisition and outcome of bloodstream infection (BSI).…”