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Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases 3/2014

Open Access 01-05-2014 | Poster presentation

The length of stay and the hospital cost for ICU patients with resistant bacterial infections: a pilot study

Authors: Asim Priyendu, Nagappa Anantha Naik, Muralidhar Varma, Kalwaje Eshwara Vandana, Balakrishnan Rajesh

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases | Special Issue 3/2014

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Healthcare in India comes mostly as an out of the pocket payment as health insurance is virtually absent for majority of the population. Determination of the typical hospital cost and length of stay (LOS) are of decisive importance for patients, healthcare providers, and payers who need to make evidence based rational decisions about patient care and the allocation of resources. …
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Title
The length of stay and the hospital cost for ICU patients with resistant bacterial infections: a pilot study
Authors
Asim Priyendu
Nagappa Anantha Naik
Muralidhar Varma
Kalwaje Eshwara Vandana
Balakrishnan Rajesh
Publication date
01-05-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Infectious Diseases / Issue Special Issue 3/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-S3-P38

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