| Literature DB >> 25203185 |
Andrew J Stewardson1, Stephan Harbarth, Nicholas Graves.
Abstract
We performed a contingent valuation survey to elicit the opportunity cost of bed-days consumed by healthcare-associated infections in 11 European hospitals. The opportunity cost of a bed-day was significantly lower than the accounting cost; median values were €72 and €929, respectively (P < .001). Accounting methods overestimate the opportunity cost of bed-days.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25203185 DOI: 10.1086/678063
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254