Study

Impact of healthcare-associated infection on length of stay.

Study
Impact of healthcare-associated infection on length of stay.
from
Stewart S, Robertson C, Pan J, Kennedy S, Haahr L, Manoukian S, Mason H, Kavanagh K, Graves N, Dancer SJ, Cook B, Reilly J
Publication Year
2021
Published in
J Hosp Infect 114: P23-31
DOI
10.1016/j.jhin.2021.02.026

On average patients with HAI in NHS Scotland have an increased length of stay of 7.8 days.

Based on data collected in the Evaluation of Cost of Nosocomial Infections (ECONI) study. In this prospective observational incidence study in two hospitals in Scotland the excess length of stay attributable to healthcare-associated infections (HAI) is on average 7.8 days. Pneumonia (16 days) had the greatest impact, followed by bloodstream infections (11 days) and SSI (10 days). 58 000 bed days are occupied per year due to HAI. A reduction of HAI incidence by 10% would allow to treat 1706 additional patients per year.

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