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Most common principal diagnoses for hospitalized patients with HAIs

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The most common principal diagnoses for hospitalized patients with HAIs are:

  • Septicemia 11.8%
  • Adult respiratory failure 5.9%
  • Complications from surgical or medical care 4.1%

Lucado, Jennifer, Kathryn Paez, Roxanne Andrews, and Claudia Steiner. Adult Hospital Stays with Infections Due to Medical Care, 2007. Statistical Brief. August 2010; 94. http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb94.pdf

Reference

Title
Adult Hospital Stays with Infections Due to Medical Care, 2007
Publication
Statistical Brief
Publisher
AHRQ
Publication Date
August 2010
Authors
Lucado, Jennifer, Kathryn Paez, Roxanne Andrews, and Claudia Steiner
URL
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  • Cost of Disease
  • Prevalence & Incidence

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