The socioeconomic impact of surgical site infections.
Piednoir, Emmanuel Robert-Yap, Joan Baillet, Patrice Lermite, Emilie Christou, Niki
Piednoir, Emmanuel
Robert-Yap, Joan
Baillet, Patrice
Lermite, Emilie
Christou, Niki
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2021-08-04
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Précis: Surgical site infections are an ever-increasing phenomenon worldwide due to different factors. This brief report aimeds to highlight at a glance, for both physicians and political and institutional leaders, the economic burden of surgical site infections. Objectives: This brief report aimed to highlight the economic burden of surgical site infections (SSIs). Methods: A narrative review focusing on this subject has been carried out. Results: Surgical site infections are responsible for generating important costs. In 2017, a French cohort highlighted a mean cost of each SSI treatment to be around €1,814; the same year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines evaluated the mean cost caused by SSI treatment to be from $10,443 to $25,546 per SSI. This cost depends on many factors including the patient himself and the type of surgery. Conclusions: Prevention of the risk of infection is, therefore, a profitable concept for surgery that must be integrated within all healthcare managements worldwide.
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Piednoir E, Robert-Yap J, Baillet P, Lermite E, Christou N. The Socioeconomic Impact of Surgical Site Infections. Front Public Health. 2021 Aug 4;9:712461. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.712461
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