P V Kandula1, R P Wenzel. 1. Department of Preventive Medicine and Occupational Health, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Total abdominal hysterectomy, a common operative procedure, is infrequently accompanied by incisional wound infection. No recent study has examined the excess hospital stay attributable to such infections. METHODS: This historical cohort study of cases and matched controls was performed in a tertiary care university hospital. RESULTS: During the 5-year study period (1985 to 1989), the infection rate was 10.5 per 100 procedures; patients with infection remained hospitalized 3.55 days longer than did matched control patients (p = 0.0025). CONCLUSION: In this era after the introduction of the diagnosis-related groups for reimbursement, incisional wound infection after total abdominal hysterectomy leads to a significant period of extra hospital stay.
BACKGROUND: Total abdominal hysterectomy, a common operative procedure, is infrequently accompanied by incisional wound infection. No recent study has examined the excess hospital stay attributable to such infections. METHODS: This historical cohort study of cases and matched controls was performed in a tertiary care university hospital. RESULTS: During the 5-year study period (1985 to 1989), the infection rate was 10.5 per 100 procedures; patients with infection remained hospitalized 3.55 days longer than did matched control patients (p = 0.0025). CONCLUSION: In this era after the introduction of the diagnosis-related groups for reimbursement, incisional wound infection after total abdominal hysterectomy leads to a significant period of extra hospital stay.
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