PubMed · 854976
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I M Stewart. 1977. Sand bed nursing.. https://doi.org/10.1177/004947557700700209
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An outbreak of serious wound infections occurring in an orthopaedic ward is reported. The outbreak involved 10 patients, all of whom had undergone clean, orthopaedic operative procedures. The outbreak was eventually terminated by discarding five damaged and contaminated mattresses. The costs incurred during this outbreak were calculated using a retrospective comparative study. The infected patients had an average increased hospital stay of 17 days and average increased costs of 2220 pounds. The outbreak demonstrated the high costs of hospital-acquired infection and the need for further investment in infection control programmes.
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