title: [Costs of surgical site infections in selected procedures in orthopedic surgery].
abstract: The aim of this work is to analyze costs of surgical site infections (SSI) in selected orthopedic procedures. Cases of SSI after hip and knee prosthesis detected in the year 2005 in the specialistic hospital situated in the southern Poland was taking into account in this study. CDC's definitions for detection of SSIs cases were used in this study. There were 22 cases of SSIs detected in the whole year. Estimated direct costs of additional hospitalization reached 131,000 PLN. Costs of antibiotics used for treatment SSI cases were equal to 38 249 PLN. Hospital acquired infections are extremely costly side effect of hospitalization so their detailed and continuous surveillance is necessary. But it won't be possible without systemic change of management and organization of health care sector in Poland.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Epidemiologii Zakazień, Katedra Mikrobiologii, Collegium Medicum UJ w Krakowie. arozan@cm-uj.krakow.pl
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rózańska
authors.forename: Jadwiga
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wójkowska-Mach
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jaje
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bulanda
authors.forename: Piotr B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Heczko
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000191:economics; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000191:economics; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics; D011044:Poland; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome