Costs Associated With Surgical Site Infections in Veterans Affairs Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are potentially preventable complications that are associated with excess morbidity and mortality.

Objective

To determine the excess costs associated with total, deep, and superficial SSIs among all operations and for high-volume surgical specialties.

Design, setting, and participants

Surgical patients from 129 Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals were included. The Veterans Health Administration Decision Support System and VA Surgical Quality Improvement Program databases were used to assess costs associated with SSIs among VA patients who underwent surgery in fiscal year 2010.

Main outcomes and measures

Linear mixed-effects models were used to evaluate incremental costs associated with SSIs, controlling for patient risk f

SUBMITTER: Schweizer ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7393605 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature