Why the study?
Does postoperative infection increase the cost of patient care in patients undergoing major abdominal surgical procedures?
Population
Patients undergoing major abdominal surgical procedures
Comparison
Postoperative infection or postoperative fever… vs Afebrile, uninfected patients
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Postoperative infections and fever were associated with higher costs after abdominal surgery; extends economic data but remains hypothesis-generating without prospective confirmation.
Does postoperative infection increase the cost of patient care in patients undergoing major abdominal surgical procedures?
Postoperative infections and fever significantly increase hospital costs for patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.
David J. Shulkin (1993) studied this question.
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