Excess direct hospital cost of treating adult patients with ventilator associated respiratory infection (VARI) in Vietnam.

INTRODUCTION:Ventilator associated respiratory infections (VARIs) are the most common hospital acquired infections in critical care worldwide. This work aims to estimate the total annual direct hospital cost of treating VARI throughout Vietnam. METHODS:A costing model was constructed to evaluate the...

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Main Authors: Vu Quoc Dat, Vu Thi Lan Huong, Hugo C Turner, Louise Thwaites, H Rogier van Doorn, Behzad Nadjm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6209379?pdf=render