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- Assessing the burden of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) is difficult, but a matched cohort study in Belgium estimated their impact on mortality, hospital stay, and costs.
- The study found that around 125,000 patients are affected by HAIs annually in Belgium, leading to an excess mortality rate of 2.8% and an increased hospital stay of 7.3 days.
- The overall public healthcare cost attributed to HAIs is approximately €290 million, with the majority of cases occurring outside intensive care units, accounting for 87% of infections and 73% of excess deaths.
Article Abstract
Assessing the overall burden of disease which can be attributed to hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) remains a challenge. A matched cohort study was performed to estimate excess mortality, length of stay and costs attributable to HAIs in Belgian acute-care hospitals, using six matching factors (hospital, diagnosis-related group, age, ward, Charlson score, estimated length of stay prior to infection). Information was combined from different sources on the epidemiology and burden of HAIs to estimate the impact at national level. The total number of patients affected by a HAI each year was 125 000 (per 10·9 million inhabitants). The excess mortality was 2·8% and excess length of stay was 7·3 days, corresponding to a public healthcare cost of €290 million. A large burden was observed outside the intensive-care unit setting (87% of patients infected and extra costs, 73% of excess deaths).
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