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Breast operations trigger infections

Thu, 2008/01/31 - 5:55am | by CSB

Higher than previously thought

A woman who undergoes breast surgery runs a one-in-twenty chance of developing an infection at the incision site, which will add approximately US$4,000 (about RM12,844) to her medical bills, according to an article in the January issue of Archives of Surgery.

The authors of the article explain that infection rates at the incision site after the surgical removal of a breast (mastectomy) or other breast procedures range from 1 percent to 28 percent.

“Given the state of fiscal constraints within the US healthcare system, it is important to calculate the cost-effectiveness if infection control interventions to justify their use from an economic perspective,” reads the article.

The researchers report that 5.3 percent of the women experienced a surgical site infection within one year of surgery – a total of 50 patients. The risk of infection was highest for breast cancer patients.

Source: Medical News Today, January 22, 2008

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Medical News Today, January 22, 2008
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