Volume 10, Number 10—October 2004
Research
Epidemiology and Cost of Nosocomial Gastroenteritis, Avon, England, 2002–2003
Ben A. Lopman*
, Mark H. Reacher*, Ian B. Vipond†, Dawn Hill‡, Christine Perry§, Tracey Halladay¶, David W. Brown*, W. John Edmunds*, and Joyshri Sarangi†
, Mark H. Reacher*, Ian B. Vipond†, Dawn Hill‡, Christine Perry§, Tracey Halladay¶, David W. Brown*, W. John Edmunds*, and Joyshri Sarangi†
Table 3
Hospital unit closure to new admissions and economic loss from empty beds, Avon, England, April 2002–March 2003
| Unit | Outbreaks resulting in unit closure to new admissions | Total days of closure | Cost per inpatient bed-day | Total cost (GBP)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions | 5 | 47 | 273 | 45,807 |
| Cardiology | 11 | 119 | 460 | 195,422 |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 1 | 12 | 273 | 11,695 |
| Endocrinology/Diabetes | 3 | 58 | 273 | 56,527 |
| Geriatric | 26 | 258 | 145 | 133,554 |
| Gynocology | 0 | 2 | 273 | 1,949 |
| Intensive Care | 1 | 8 | 273 | 7,797 |
| Medical | 49 | 496 | 273 | 483,407 |
| Mental Health | 5 | 61 | 177 | 38,545 |
| Neurology/Neurosurgery | 5 | 63 | 272 | 61,176 |
| Obstetrics/Maternity | 1 | 2 | 273 | 1,949 |
| Oncology/Radiology | 1 | 5 | 354 | 6,319 |
| Orthopaedic/Ortho Trauma | 17 | 109 | 273 | 106,232 |
| Pediatric | 4 | 38 | 398 | 53,993 |
| Rehabilitation | 2 | 22 | 192 | 15,080 |
| Renal | 1 | 5 | 273 | 4,873 |
| Respiratory | 8 | 78 | 273 | 76,020 |
| Rheumatology | 1 | 3 | 241 | 2,581 |
| Surgery | 17 | 141 | 368 | 185,240 |
| Total | 158 | 1,527 | £1,488,165 (US$ 2,381,064) |
aTotal days of closure to new admissions x mean days of bed loss per day of closure (3.57 days of bedloss per day of closure) x cost per inpatient bed-day. GBP, Great British pounds.
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