AHRQ Patient Safety Network ► Patients in the VA system who experience surgical site infections incur significant costs.

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Patients in the VA system who experience surgical site infections incur significant costs.JAMA Surg. 2014;149:575-581.

Costs associated with surgical site infections in Veterans Affairs hospitals.

Schweizer ML, Cullen JJ, Perencevich EN, Vaughan Sarrazin MS. JAMA Surg. 2014;149:575-581.

This analysis found that excess hospital costs are significant for patients who experience surgical site infections in the Veterans Affairs system. The authors highlight how adhering to proven practices to reducepostoperative infections provides an opportunity to enhance safety while decreasing costs.

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