Analysis of the direct economic loss of inpatient's nosocomial infection in a comprehensive hospital

Objective: To analyze the direct economic loss and influencing factors of nosocomial infection of inpatient in a comprehensive hospital.Methods: The hospitalization time and cost in 50 nosocomial infection patients(case group) and 50 non-nosocomial infection patients(control group) were retrospectively analyzed using the 1:1 case-control method.The direct economic loss of nosocomial infection was calculated.Results: The hospitalization time and cost in case group(27±18) days and(42 669±36 845) Yuan were significantly higher than those in control group(15±7) days and(19 541±14 653)Yuan,respectively(P<0.01).The direct economic loss of lower respiratory tract,urinary tract,gastrontestinal,surgical site and bloodstream infections in case group was significantly worse than those in control group(P<0.01).Conclusions: The occurrence of nosocomial infection obviously increases the hospitalization time and cost of patients,which can cause the direct economic loss of patients.