The Use of Economic Modeling to Determine the Hospital Costs Associated with Nosocomial Infections

摘要: Hospital-associated infection is well recognized as a patient safety concern requiring preventive interventions. However, hospitals are closely monitoring expenditures and need accurate estimates of potential cost savings from such prevention programs. We used retrospective cohort design economic modeling to determine the excess hospital perspective for hospital-associated in random sample adult medical patients. Study patients were classified being not infected (n=139), having suspected (n=8), or confirmed (n=17). Severity illness intensive unit care use both independently associated with increased cost. After controlling these confounding effects, we found an $6767 $15,275 hospital-acquired infection. The model explained 56% total variability among Hospitals can data when evaluating effective infection-control measures.