The impact of surgical-site infections in the 1990s: Attributable mortality, excess length of hospitalization, and extra costs
Kirkland KB, Briggs JP, Trivette SL, Wilkinson WE, Sexton DJ. The impact of surgical-site infections in the 1990s: Attributable mortality, excess length of hospitalization, and extra costs. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 1999;20(11):725-730.
This paper describes a prospective, case-controlled study of 22,742 patients undergoing inpatient surgical procedures between June 1, 1991, and July 31, 1995. The objective of the study was to examine the mortality, need for intensive care admission, need for readmission to the hospital within 30 days of discharge, length of stay, and cost attributable to surgical site infection.
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