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Prolongation of Hospital Stay and Additional Costs Due to Nosocomial Bloodstream Infection in an Algerian Neonatal Care Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Mohamed Lamine Atif ,
Fetta Sadaoui ,
Abdeldjallil Bezzaoucha ,
Chawki Ahmed Kaddache ,
Rachida Boukari ,
Salima Djelato  and
Nora Boubechou
Mohamed Lamine Atif*
Affiliation:
Departments of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University Hospital of Blida, Zabana, Blida, Algeria
Fetta Sadaoui
Affiliation:
Pediatrics, University Hospital of Blida, Zabana, Blida, Algeria
Abdeldjallil Bezzaoucha
Affiliation:
Departments of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University Hospital of Blida, Zabana, Blida, Algeria
Chawki Ahmed Kaddache
Affiliation:
Pediatrics, University Hospital of Blida, Zabana, Blida, Algeria
Rachida Boukari
Affiliation:
Pediatrics, University Hospital of Blida, Zabana, Blida, Algeria
Salima Djelato
Affiliation:
Departments of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University Hospital of Blida, Zabana, Blida, Algeria
Nora Boubechou
Affiliation:
Departments of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University Hospital of Blida, Zabana, Blida, Algeria
*
Service d'épidémiologie et de médecine préventive, Hôpital Franz Fanon, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Blida, Zabana, 09000 Blida, Algeria (mla-tif@mail.univ-blida.dz)
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Abstract

Background.

Previous studies from developed countries reported that nosocomial bloodstream infection (BSI) in neonatal care units (NCUs) increases length of stay and costs. However, no such information is available for Algerian NCUs.

Objective.

To evaluate the influence of BSI in neonates on additional charges and length of hospital stay.

Design.

Prospective, nested case-control study.

Setting.

The 47-bed NCU of the University Hospital of Blida, Algeria.

Patients and Methods.

A total of 83 neonates with BSIs (case patients) and 166 neonates without BSIs (control patients), admitted to the NCU during the study period (April 2004 through December 2007), were matched for sex, birth weight, length of NCU stay, and year of hospital admission. Each patient's length of stay in the NCU was obtained prospectively on daily rounds. The estimated cost of each NCU-day was provided by the hospital's finance department. The cost of antibiotics prescribed was provided by the hospital's pharmacy department.

Results.

The mean additional length of NCU stay for case patients, compared with control patients, was 9.2 days (24.3 vs 15.1 days). The mean additional cost of antibiotics was $546. The mean cumulative additional cost was $1,315.

Conclusion.

This study highlights the effect of BSI on extra costs for NCU patients, especially costs due to prolongation of hospital stay and increased antibiotic use, and suggests that NCUs in Algeria have a financial interest in reducing the rate of BSI.

Type
Original Article
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 29 , Issue 11 , November 2008 , pp. 1066 - 1070
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2008

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