- We used the Premier database to determine Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea burden on U.S. acute care hospitals.
- Patients with Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea had higher lengths of stay, intensive care unit admission, and inpatient mortality.
- Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea also conferred higher adjusted costs and all-cause readmissions.
- Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea-attributable costs and readmissions were also higher in high-risk subgroups.
- Prevention of initial and recurrent Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea is essential to lessen burden to hospitals.
Authors: Glenn Magee, MBA, Marcie E. Strauss, MPH, Sheila M. Thomas, PharmD2, Harold Brown, MHA, MBA, Dorothy Baumer, MS, Kelly C. Broderick, PharmD
https://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553(15)00664-1/fulltext