Direct Costs of a Contact Isolation Day: A Prospective Cost Analysis at a Swiss University Hospital

Jan A Roth; Claudia Hornung-Winter; Isabel Radicke; Balthasar L Hug; Monika Biedert; Christian Abshagen; Manuel Battegay; Andreas F Widmer

doi:10.1017/ice.2017.258

Direct Costs of a Contact Isolation Day: A Prospective Cost Analysis at a Swiss University Hospital

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Jan;39(1):101-103. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.258. Epub 2017 Dec 18.

Authors

Jan A Roth¹, Claudia Hornung-Winter¹, Isabel Radicke¹, Balthasar L Hug², Monika Biedert², Christian Abshagen², Manuel Battegay¹, Andreas F Widmer¹

Affiliations

¹ 1Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology,University Hospital Basel,Basel,Switzerland.
² 2University of Basel,Basel,Switzerland.

PMID: 29249218
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.258

Abstract

We prospectively evaluated direct costs of contact precautions using on-site observation. Additional mean costs per patient day were calculated for extra materials used, increased workload, and one-off isolation activities. The cost of contact precautions was $158.90 (95% confidence interval, $124.90‒$192.80) per patient day. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:101-103.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Costs and Cost Analysis
Cross Infection / economics*
Hospital Costs*
Hospitals, University
Humans
Infection Control / economics*
Patient Isolation / economics
Prospective Studies
Switzerland