Surgical Site Infections (SSI) are the second main cause of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) in Europe and in the United States. In the US and Europe hospitals the overall annual medical costs of HAI is about $40 billion and the SSI represent a relevant part of this spending. It is known that air particulate is a carrier of pathogen bacteria.
Cevenini, G., Carta, G.A., Grasso, A., De Marco, M.F., Catarsi, L., Spataro, G., et al. (2019). A mobile device to reduce airborne particulate and prevent surgical site infections. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 29(Supplement_4), 476-476 [10.1093/eurpub/ckz186.250].
A mobile device to reduce airborne particulate and prevent surgical site infections
Cevenini, G.;Carta, G. A.;Catarsi, L.;Spataro, G.;Messina, G.
2019-01-01
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Surgical Site Infections (SSI) are the second main cause of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) in Europe and in the United States. In the US and Europe hospitals the overall annual medical costs of HAI is about $40 billion and the SSI represent a relevant part of this spending. It is known that air particulate is a carrier of pathogen bacteria.
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