Economic evaluation of interventions for prevention of hospital acquired infections: a systematic review.
Arefian H, Vogel M, Kwetkat A, et al. Economic Evaluation of Interventions for Prevention of Hospital Acquired Infections: A Systematic Review. PLoS One. 2016;11(1):e0146381. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0146381.
Health care–associated infections are a longstanding patient safety priority, and intensive multifaceted interventions have been shown to prevent them. This systematic review examined economic analyses of interventions to prevent hospital-acquired infections and found highly positive cost–benefit ratios. Although the authors raised concerns that quality of reporting in the identified studies was low, they concluded that preventing hospital-acquired infections is a cost-effective patient safety strategy. A PSNet perspective on the business case for patient safety discussed health care–associated infections.
Arefian H, Vogel M, Kwetkat A, et al. Economic Evaluation of Interventions for Prevention of Hospital Acquired Infections: A Systematic Review. PLoS One. 2016;11(1):e0146381. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0146381.