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Cost-benefit analysis of craniocerebral surgical site infection control in tertiary hospitals in China
Author(s) -
Jiong Zhou,
Xiaojun Ma
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.4482
Subject(s) - medicine , surgical site infection , emergency medicine , infection control , china , incidence (geometry) , medical costs , cost–benefit analysis , economic evaluation , prospective payment system , payment , surgery , health care , business , finance , ecology , physics , pathology , political science , law , optics , economics , biology , economic growth
Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common postoperative complications. This study aimed to determine the cost of SSIs and to evaluate whether SSI control can reduce medical costs under the current medical payment system and wage rates in China.

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