title: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections in surgical patients: a controlled study on the excess morbidity and costs.
abstract: The increased hospital stay and excess hospitalization costs that resulted from Foley catheter-associated urinary tract infection after 5 common surgical procedures were evaluated in a case-matched and controlled study. Nosocomial urinary tract infections increased postoperative hospital stay by an average of 2.4 days (p equals 0.017) and increased hospital costs by $558 per patient. Recommendations for prevention of urinary catheter-associated infections can be assessed accurately by comparison to the parameters of morbidity and cost.
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D011247:Pregnancy; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology*