Socioeconomic repercussion of the postoperative infections

Authors

  • Zenén Rodríguez Fernández Hospital Provincial Docente "Saturnino Lora", Santiago de Cuba
  • Olga Fernández López Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “Saturnino Lora Torres”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Amparo Mirabal Fariñas Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “Saturnino Lora Torres”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba

Keywords:

postoperative infections, social repercussion, economic repercussion, secondary health care.

Abstract

The aspects related to the postsurgical infections are exposed, which not only have scientific interest, but also constitute a true socioeconomic problem, since they elevate the morbidity and mortality indexes, as well as the hospital costs. From the social point of view, they determine the valuation of the citizens regarding the institutional inability, the health professionals prestige and the family stability rupture, attributable to the loss of loved relatives or their total, partial, temporary or definitive disability.

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Published

2016-04-07

How to Cite

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Rodríguez Fernández Z, Fernández López O, Mirabal Fariñas A. Socioeconomic repercussion of the postoperative infections. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2016 Apr. 7 [cited 2025 Jun. 4];20(4). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/695

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Vol. 20 No. 4 (2016): MEDISAN

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Brief Communications

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