Sarah Tweddell, Rohit S. Loomba, David S. Cooper, Alexis L. Benscoter
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.5, pp. 785-790, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12779
Abstract Introduction: Health care‐associated infections (HAIs) increase mortality, length of
stay, and cost in hospitalized patients. The incidence of and risk factors for developing HAIs in the pediatric population after cardiac surgery have been studied. This
study evaluates the impact of HAIs on length of stay, inpatient mortality, and cost of
hospitalization in the pediatric population after cardiac surgery.
Methods: TheKids’InpatientDatabasewasqueriedforanalysis.Patientsunder18years
of age who underwent cardiac surgery from 1997 to 2012 were included. HAIs were
defined as central line‐associated blood stream infections, catheter‐associated urinary
tract infections, ventilator‐associated pneumonias, and surgical wound infections.
Univariate analysis compared admissions with and without a HAI.… More >
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