2000
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.3.9911093
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Evaluation of Outcome of Intravenous Catheter-related Infections in Critically Ill Patients

Abstract: Fifty-seven patients developed an episode of catheter-related infection (CRI) in the bloodstream during their stay in the intensive care unit (cases) and were prospectively observed to establish the attributable mortality, increase in length of stay, and excess costs. Costs were estimated by multiplying the number of excess days of stay by the reimbursement provided. The outcomes for these cases were compared with those for matched control subjects without CRI. Eight cases were excluded as no control was found… Show more

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“…No excess mortality 24,25,[32][33][34][35] and dramatic mortality and 103 nonexposed subjects. Table 2 summarizes the characteristics of the exposed and nonexposed groups.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…No excess mortality 24,25,[32][33][34][35] and dramatic mortality and 103 nonexposed subjects. Table 2 summarizes the characteristics of the exposed and nonexposed groups.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recent studies suggest that if adjustments are made for the patient's health state before infection, then the attributable mortality risk may be smaller than is currently assumed. 89 In any good quality economic evaluation the reference case rate will be varied within the sensitivity analysis.…”
Section: Attributable Mortalitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Anticipated savings are related to the number of CVCs inserted in specific patient groups per year. Only the results of the Spanish study appear to be somewhat cautious; Rello and colleagues 89 conclude that catheter-related infections lead to increased costs and that the potential economic benefits of new techniques to prevent intravascular catheter-related infections need to be explored.…”
Section: Potential Savings From Preventing Crbsismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…If the average rate of CVC-associated BSIs is 5.3 per 1,000 catheter days in the ICU [3], approximately 80,000 CVC-associated BSIs occur in ICUs each year in the United States. The attributable mortality for these BSIs has ranged from no increase in mortality in studies that controlled for severity of illness [4][5][6], to 35% increase in mortality in prospective studies that did not use this control [7,8]. Thus, the attributable mortality remains unclear.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, the attributable mortality remains unclear. The attributable cost per infection is an estimated $34,508-$56,000 [5,9], and the annual cost of caring for patients with CVC-associated BSIs ranges from $296 million to $2.3 billion [10].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%