Infections in US hospitals kill 48,000, cost billions: study
Tweet Author: Relax News Hospital-acquired sepsis and pneumonia in 2006 claimed 48,000 lives, led to 2.3 million extra patient-days in hospital and cost 8.1 billion dollars, according to the study, led by researchers from the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy at Wahsington-based Resources for the Future. Together, the two hospital-acquired infections – also [...]
February 24, 2010 | Posted in Life & Style | Read More »