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Purpose: Healthcare-associated infections acquired a high degree of dissemination, being consider... more Purpose: Healthcare-associated infections acquired a high degree of dissemination, being considered a serious public health problem and assumed as one of the most common adverse events associated with healthcare. They have a significant impact on health systems by increasing hospital expenses, and compromising the healthcare quality and effectiveness. Surgical site infections (SSI) are considered one of the most serious complications that can occur after an orthopaedic surgery. The aim of this study is to contribute to the development of a framework to analyse the costs of infections related to hip and knee arthroplasties. Methods: A literature review was conducted on databases, and articles published between January 2005 and April 2016 were searched. Findings: A total of 14 articles met the inclusion criteria. Costs were grouped in hospitalization and treatment dimensions. For hospitalization, the indicators were the length of stay (LOS) and/ or monetary costs; For treatment, the indicators were number of surgeries and LOS, or monetary costs. We observed that LOS is the most commonly used to estimate SSI direct costs. Patients who developed hip or knee arthroplasty infections remained in hospital 2.5-3 times longer and incurred hospital costs almost three times higher, when compared with an uninfected patient.
The acknowledgment that health promotion constitutes a fundamental dimension of CSR's social enga... more The acknowledgment that health promotion constitutes a fundamental dimension of CSR's social engagement broadens the need for an insightful international discussion concerning the role of corporations in society and their inclusion in previously state-led domains, giving space to considerations that advocate the necessity for an increased monitoring and setting of parameters for corporate activities. This review discusses the potential for creating, through Corporate Social Responsibility, new partnerships as well as new ways of formulating objectives and providing health promotion strategies to receivers among health-related stakeholders, clarifying topics for future international debate within the international healthcare management community.
Purpose: Healthcare-associated infections acquired a high degree of dissemination, being consider... more Purpose: Healthcare-associated infections acquired a high degree of dissemination, being considered a serious public health problem and assumed as one of the most common adverse events associated with healthcare. They have a significant impact on health systems by increasing hospital expenses, and compromising the healthcare quality and effectiveness. Surgical site infections (SSI) are considered one of the most serious complications that can occur after an orthopaedic surgery. The aim of this study is to contribute to the development of a framework to analyse the costs of infections related to hip and knee arthroplasties. Methods: A literature review was conducted on databases, and articles published between January 2005 and April 2016 were searched. Findings: A total of 14 articles met the inclusion criteria. Costs were grouped in hospitalization and treatment dimensions. For hospitalization, the indicators were the length of stay (LOS) and/ or monetary costs; For treatment, the indicators were number of surgeries and LOS, or monetary costs. We observed that LOS is the most commonly used to estimate SSI direct costs. Patients who developed hip or knee arthroplasty infections remained in hospital 2.5-3 times longer and incurred hospital costs almost three times higher, when compared with an uninfected patient.
The acknowledgment that health promotion constitutes a fundamental dimension of CSR's social enga... more The acknowledgment that health promotion constitutes a fundamental dimension of CSR's social engagement broadens the need for an insightful international discussion concerning the role of corporations in society and their inclusion in previously state-led domains, giving space to considerations that advocate the necessity for an increased monitoring and setting of parameters for corporate activities. This review discusses the potential for creating, through Corporate Social Responsibility, new partnerships as well as new ways of formulating objectives and providing health promotion strategies to receivers among health-related stakeholders, clarifying topics for future international debate within the international healthcare management community.