Abstract
We performed a contingent valuation survey to elicit the opportunity cost of bed-days consumed by healthcare-associated infections in 11 European hospitals. The opportunity cost of a bed-day was significantly lower than the accounting cost; median values were €72 and €929, respectively (P < .001). Accounting methods overestimate the opportunity cost of bed-days.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Multicenter Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bed Occupancy / economics*
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Bed Occupancy / statistics & numerical data
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Cost of Illness
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Cross Infection / economics*
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Cross Infection / epidemiology
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Cross Infection / prevention & control
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Data Collection
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Diagnosis-Related Groups
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Europe / epidemiology
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Hospital Costs / statistics & numerical data*
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Humans