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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
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Special Issue 3/2014
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Excerpt
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. …