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HAI Annual Cost
Healthcare-associated infections in US hospitals cost $96–$147 billion annually. [ Get More Details ] -
Comorbidities and hospitalization higher with HAIs
Patients with HAIs have more comorbidities (2.8 vs. 1.9) and in-hospital mortality (9% vs. 1.5%), compared to all other hospitalized patients. [ Get More Details ] -
Sepsis accounts for nearly 1/2 of ICU expenditures
Infection and related sepsis/septicemia account for 40% of all ICU expenditures. [ Get More Details ] -
New antibacterial agents between 1983 and 2012
Total number of new antibacterial agents is in decline [ Get More Details ] -
~70% of hospital HAIs resistant to ≥ antimicrobial
Approximately 70% of hospital-acquired HAIs are resistant to at least one antimicrobial drug. [ Get More Details ] -
Dramatic increase of antibiotic resistance between 1981 and 2001
Increase in antibiotic resistance over 20 year period [ Get More Details ] -
Source of 99,000 annual deaths from HAIs
Of the 99,000 annual deaths from HAIs: 35,967 are from pneumonia 30,665 are from bloodstream infections 13,088 are from urinary tract infections 8,205 are from surgical site infections; and 11,062 are from infections at other… [ Get More Details ] -
Antibacterial resistant pathogens responsible for most of 99,000 HAI related deaths
The majority of the 99,000 patients who die from healthcare-associated infections each year, are due to antibacterial-resistant pathogens. [ Get More Details ] -
Hospital stays longer when HAIs involved
The average length of hospital stays are 19 days longer with healthcare-associated infections than without (24.4 days versus 5.2 days). [ Get More Details ] -
Most common principal diagnoses for hospitalized patients with HAIs
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% [ Get More Details ] -
>20% of drug-resistant pneumonia in nursing homes
More than 20% of drug-resistant cases of pneumonia in 2010 occurred in nursing home residents. [ Get More Details ] -
Majority of C. diff deaths in ages 65+
More than 90% of deaths from C. difficile infectious occur in people ages 65 and older. [ Get More Details ] -
Sepsis hospitalization rate increases with age
The rate of hospitalization for sepsis/septicemia in 2008 was around 30 times higher for patients ages 85 and older, than for those under the age of 65. [ Get More Details ] -
Risk of HAIs from hospitalization increases with age
Hospitalized elderly patients are 2 – 5 times more likely to develop a healthcare-associated infection than younger patients. [ Get More Details ] -
Enormous annual direct cost of HAIs to hospitals
The annual direct cost of healthcare-associated infections to U.S. hospitals ranges from $28.4 billion to $45 billion. [ Get More Details ] -
10 most common pathogens leading to HAIs
The 10 most common pathogens leading to HAIs: Coagulase-negative staphylococci 15% Staphylococcus aureus 15% Enterococcus species 12% Candida species 11% Escherichia coli 10% Pseudomonas aeruginosa 8% Klebsiella pneumoniae 6% Enterobacter species 5% Acinetobacter baumannii 3% Klebsiella oxytoca 2% [ Get More Details ] -
75% of c. diff infections start in places like nursing homes and physician offices
75% of clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections, a common HAI, start in places like nursing homes and physician offices. [ Get More Details ] -
~1 in 20 hospitalized patients will get an HAI
Around 1 in 20 hospitalized patients will contract a healthcare-associated infection, the most common complication of hospital care. [ Get More Details ] -
~1.7 million Americans develop hospital-acquired HAIs annually
Approximately 1.7 million Americans develop hospital-acquired HAIs each year. [ Get More Details ] -
MRSA kills more than emphysema, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s, and homicide combined
In one year, MRSA killed more Americans (~19,000) than emphysema, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, and homicide combined. [ Get More Details ] -
MRSA infections increase in older patients
In 2008, 75% of healthcare-associated invasive MRSA infections occurred in patients older than 50, with 46% in patients older than 65%. [ Get More Details ] -
Close to 1/2 of HAIs in patients 65+
Around 45% of all hospital-acquired HAIs in 2007 were in patients age 65 and older. [ Get More Details ] -
~3/4 of all HAIs occur outside of ICU
Nearly 3/4 of all hospital-acquired HAIs occur outside of the intensive care unit (ICU). [ Get More Details ] -
Primary sources of HAIs
Around 2/3 of all HAIs are central-line associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Surgical site infections and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) are also common HAIs. [ Get More Details ] -
HAIs cost patients additional $43,000 per hospital stay
Patients with HAIs cost, on average, $43,000 more per hospital stay than those without an infection ($52,096 vs. $9,377). [ Get More Details ] -
Drug-resistant MRSA expensive to treat
As an example, the median treatment cost for drug-resistant MRSA patients over a 6-month period was 118% higher than the cost of treating drug-susceptible MRSA strains. [ Get More Details ] -
Around $35 billion cost to society from antibiotic resistant infections
The societal costs of antibiotic resistant infections are around $35 billion each year- this includes the cost of lost wages and premature deaths. [ Get More Details ] -
Drug resistant infections cost $16.6 – $26 billion to US healthcare system annually
Drug-resistant infections cost the U.S. healthcare system between $16.6 and $26 billion in extra costs each year. [ Get More Details ] -
Drug-resistant infections increase length & cost of hospital stays
Drug-resistant infections increase the length of hospital stays by more than 23% and the cost by close to 30%. [ Get More Details ] -
Infection and related sepsis leading cause of death in noncardiac-ICUs
Infection and related sepsis/septicemia are the leading cause of death in noncardiac-ICUs, accounting for as many as 60% of deaths. [ Get More Details ] -
Sepsis accounts for 17% of in-hospital deaths
In 2008, only 2% of hospitalization were for sepsis/septicemia, yet they made up 17% of in-hospital deaths. [ Get More Details ] -
Patients hospitalized for sepsis experience poor outcomes
Compared with patients hospitalized with other diagnoses, patients hospitalized for sepsis/septicemia are: 1/2 as likely to be discharged home 2 times more likely to be discharged to other short-term care 3 times more… [ Get More Details ] -
1 in 10 HAI hospital stays from sepsis
1 in 10 hospital stays with HAIs have a principal diagnosis of septicemia. [ Get More Details ] -
C. difficile-related deaths on the rise
Between 1999 and 2004, C. difficile-related deaths in the U.S. increased 35% each year. [ Get More Details ] -
Significant increase of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus penumoniae
High-level penicillin-resistant Steptococcus pneumoniae increased 1,000-fold over 17 years. [ Get More Details ] -
Majority of physicians treated patient with at least 1 drug-resistant infection
63% of surveyed infectious disease physicians treated a patient with at least one drug-resistant infection in 2011. 56% believed those infections to be on the rise. [ Get More Details ] -
Infection control program reduced hospital-acquired HAIs by > 1/3
A multimodal infection control program reduced the rate of hospital-acquired HAIs by more than 1/3 and improved quality of care and patient outcomes. [ Get More Details ] -
Reduction of central-line infections saved ~ 1,800 lives and $280 million
Standardization of best practice interventions reduced central line-associated blood stream infections and saved an estimated 1,800 lives and $280 million. [ Get More Details ] -
Over 8 years infection control practices saved ~27,000 lives and $1.8 billion
Infection control practices saved an estimated 27,000 lives and $1.8 billion in medical costs between 2001 and 2009. [ Get More Details ] -
An antibiotic stewardship program saved $17 million over 8 years
An antibiotic stewardship program saved a total of $17 million over 8 years, with antibiotic costs rising $1 million in the first year after discontinuation. [ Get More Details ] -
Pre-surgery antibiotic use reduces 6-day mortality by 50% in elderly
Effective pre-surgery antibiotic use can reduce 60-day mortality in the elderly by 50%. [ Get More Details ] -
Only a 20% reduction in drug-resistant infections would save $3.2 – $5.2 billion each year
A 20% reduction in drug-resistant infections would save between 5.7 and 11.3 million additional hospital days and between $3.2 and $5.2 billion in healthcare costs, each year. [ Get More Details ] -
Reduction in hospital-acquired HAIs could produce significant savings
Practices that lead to a 20% reduction in preventable hospital-acquired HAIs would save up to $6.8 billion in medical costs. a 70% reduction would lead to a savings of up… [ Get More Details ]