Hospital-associated costs due to surgical site infection after breast surgery

• Main Authors: Margaret A. Olsen, Sorawuth Chu-Ongsakul, Keith E. Brandt, Jill R. Dietz, Jennie Mayfield, Victoria J. Fraser
• Other Authors: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/19833
• Institution: Mahidol University

Objective: To determine the attributable costs associated with surgical site infection (SSI) following breast surgery. Design and Setting: Cost analysis of a retrospective cohort in a tertiary care university hospital. Patients: All persons who underwent breast surgery other than breast-conserving s...