Dr. Glance Publishes Article in Archives of Surgery
Tuesday, July 2011 09:14
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Dr. Laurent Glance, as first author, has published the article, "Increases in Mortality, Length of Stay, and Cost Associated With Hospital-Acquired Infections in Trauma Patients", (along with an accompanying editorial) in the July 2011 issue of Archives of Surgery. It is also the subject of a CME course. The objective of the study was to explore the clinical impact and economic burden of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in trauma patients using a nationally representative database. Co-authors of the article are Drs. Pat Stone, Dana Mukamel and Andrew Dick. Conclusions reached by the authors are that trauma patients with HAIs are at increased risk for mortality, have longer lengths of stay, and incur higher inpatient costs. In light of the preventability of many HAIs and the magnitude of the clinical and economic burden associated with HAIs, policies aiming to decrease the incidence of HAIs may have a potentially large impact on outcomes in injured patients.
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