Rehospitalizations Due to SSIs Add Up to $65M in Healthcare Costs

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Rehospitalizations due to surgical site infections after a knee or hip replacement could add up to $65 million to the U.S. healthcare system annually, according to an analysis presented today at the 39th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on surgical site infections.

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