Turpin, Robin S.; Canada, Todd; Liu, Frank Xiaoqing.; … - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 9 (2011) 5, pp. 281-292
Background: Bloodstream infections (BSI) occur in up to 350 000 inpatient admissions each year in the US, with BSI rates among patients receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) varying from 1.3% to 39%. BSI-attributable costs were estimated to approximate $US12 000 per episode in 2000. While...