… A secondary outcome was the predicted financial consequence of eliminating all SSIs. …
In addition, we sought to predict the financial consequences of the elimination of all SSIs that …

… (d) Costs as calculated in this study were based on the hospital costs as generated by the
financial controlling department of our hospital only. Thus, we cannot rule out that there might …

Despite decades of attention and advances in medical treatments, surgical site infections (SSI)
remain a significant problem to our patients. Surprisingly, the reported incidence of SSI …

… site infections (SSIs) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Furthermore,
SSIs constitute a financial … Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most frequently reported …

… consequences of surgical site infections: Propensity-score adjusted impact of surgical
site infections … , has recently established a new policy of financial penalties for hospital-acquired …

… infection used in this study is less detailed than that of ‘deep incisional surgical site infection’
… after PFF surgery have identified increased financial cost (2–2.5 times) and hospital LOS.14…

… In 1979, Altemeier stated that ‘the development of infection in incisional wounds continues
… accepted that surgical site infections (SSIs) – also known as surgical wound infections – the …

… To quantify the economic burden of in-hospital surgical site infections (SSIs) at a
European university hospital. DESIGN. Matched case-control study nested in a prospective …

… Our findings indicate the potential for financial losses in our new healthcare system due to
uncompensated care. SSIs nearly double the cost of treatment for orthopedic trauma patients. …

… demonstrated adverse clinical and economic consequences. … consequences of this pathogen
in the health care setting. … This type of financial analysis is, however, commonly used in …