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Surgical-site infections were associated with a relative risk of death of 2.2, a median excess hospital stay of 6.5 days, and an attributable direct cost of $3,089 compared to matched uninfected controls.
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Surgical-site infections impose a substantial burden on healthcare resources, significantly increasing length of stay, costs, and mortality, particularly when post-discharge readmissions are accounted for.
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Edward S. Wong (1999) conducted an editorial in Surgical-site infections (SSIs) (n=22,000). Surgical-site infection vs. Matched surgical patients without infections was evaluated on Mortality (RR 2.2). Surgical-site infections were associated with a relative risk of death of 2.2, a median excess hospital stay of 6.5 days, and an attributable direct cost of $3,089 compared to matched uninfected controls.
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