tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066238290370557389.post1483911203603892430..comments2024-03-20T04:44:15.540-05:00Comments on Controversies in Hospital Infection Prevention: Pretty damn good!Dan Diekemahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231929371552334184noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066238290370557389.post-12687498272170972022012-02-27T02:56:47.081-06:002012-02-27T02:56:47.081-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.EDI VANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822001104035182902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066238290370557389.post-62368505346440672832012-02-25T09:41:29.388-06:002012-02-25T09:41:29.388-06:00You are looking at all hospital types (includes re...You are looking at all hospital types (includes rehab and psych hospitals). My comments were limited to acute care hospitals. Agree that the LOS and economic calculations aren't worth looking at, and I'm not sure why they would even include those data without risk adjusting. Since this is a report designed for the public I think that is very misleading.Mike Edmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722011490008008883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066238290370557389.post-81187475529885399752012-02-25T09:31:19.708-06:002012-02-25T09:31:19.708-06:00Confused. It looks like SSIs were 27% of HAI (Figu...Confused. It looks like SSIs were 27% of HAI (Figure 1, Table 1). Probably I'm looking at the wrong data. The major flaw of this report (which would prevent me from citing it) is that the length of stay and economic calculations most certainly include outcomes that manifest prior to the infections. Thus, those estimates are bo-oh-oh-oh-gus (as the car talk guys say)Eli Perencevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131155100606411030noreply@blogger.com