Impact of healthcare-associated infection on healthcare services and survival of patients with cancer: a propensity score-matched retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) lead to poor patient outcomes, including morbidity, mortality, length of hospital stay (LOS) and costs. However, limited data exists on the impact of HAI on LOS, cost at different quantiles and the survival of patients with cancer.

Objective

To assess the impact of HAIs on LOS, costs, and survival of cancer patients.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study used data from January 2017 to December 2018 from a tertiary cancer hospital in Henan. Patient demographic data were sourced from the hospital's electronic medical records. Inclusion criteria were primary cancer diagnoses (ICD codes C00-C97). We balanced the distribution of baseline characteristics between patients with HAI and without using propensity score matching

SUBMITTER: Liu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11963656 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature