Healthcare-associated infections among patients hospitalized for cancers of the lip, oral cavity and pharynx.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The negative consequences of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) on the burden of illness (BOI) of cancer patients are well-established. However, there is a paucity of research on HAI among cancers of the lip, oral cavity and pharynx (CLOCP), and whether HAI-related BOI differed for other common solid tumors-malignant neoplasm of the colon (MNC) and malignant neoplasm of the lung (MNL).

Methods

We utilized the United States' National Inpatient Sample database 2017 to study longitudinal inpatient hospital stay of CLOCP, MNC and MNL. Patient demographics and hospital characteristics of patients were assessed, and the impact of HAI-related BOI compared based on differences in length of hospital stays (LOS), total charges during hospitalization and mortality were

SUBMITTER: Sankaran SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8336044 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature