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Financial burden of ventilator associated pneumonia among patients in intensive care unit : kosovo case study
المؤلفون المشاركون
Sulaymi, Samir
Spahija, Gazmend
Raka, Lul
المصدر
Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society
العدد
المجلد 31، العدد 1 (31 مارس/آذار 2019)، ص ص. 30-36، 7ص.
الناشر
تاريخ النشر
2019-03-31
دولة النشر
البحرين
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background and objective: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a predominant type of healthcareassociated infection (HAI) in intensive care units (ICU), associated with increased length of stay(LOS), mortality rates, and costs.
We aimed to assess the financial burden of VAP in terms of direct medical costs incurred by the patients treated in ICU.
Methods: A local surveillance dataset was used to perform the assessment of direct medical costs incurred by the patients while being treated for VAP in the ICU at University Clinical Centre of Kosovo (UCCK).
Results: Overall, incidence rate of HAIs in the ICU at UCCK was 62.1% with VAP dominating the infection account (73.2%).
The LOS in ICU ranged from 2–44 days with a median time of six days, while the distribution between VAP affected and unaffected patients ranged between 13.5 and 5.4 days, respectively.
The mean cost to patients with VAP is estimated as €647±487, which is significantly higher than in patients without VAP (€227±174).
Conclusion: An immediate action is required to introduce better VAP prevention and control measures in the ICU.
Evidence-based practices confirm that compliance to hand-hygiene practices, ICU staff education, introduction of regular surveillance, and adequate antibiotic therapy can significantly decrease VAP incidence, save lives, decrease LOS, and reduce costs.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Sulaymi, Samir& Spahija, Gazmend& Raka, Lul. 2019. Financial burden of ventilator associated pneumonia among patients in intensive care unit : kosovo case study. Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society،Vol. 31, no. 1, pp.30-36.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-883873
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Sulaymi, Samir…[et al.]. Financial burden of ventilator associated pneumonia among patients in intensive care unit : kosovo case study. Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society Vol. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 2019), pp.30-36.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-883873
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Sulaymi, Samir& Spahija, Gazmend& Raka, Lul. Financial burden of ventilator associated pneumonia among patients in intensive care unit : kosovo case study. Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society. 2019. Vol. 31, no. 1, pp.30-36.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-883873
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references : p. 35-36
رقم السجل
BIM-883873
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