This statistic presents the results of a UK study from 2013 that explored the use of antimicrobial copper to decrease healthcare-associated infections and subsequently save costs in a 20 bed intensive care unit (ICU). It was found that the use of antimicrobial copper reduced the number of infections by 300 and reduced the total cost of intervention from 9.1 million British pounds to 7.3 million pounds.
Costs saved and infections avoided by using antimicrobial copper to decrease healthcare-associated infections over a 5-year-period*
* These are direct costs to the hospital (no GP costs or societal costs have been included in this model). Costs are in British pounds. The results are based on the example of a 20 bed ICU observed over 5 years.
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ACT Surfaces. (December 2, 2015). Costs saved and infections avoided by using antimicrobial copper to decrease healthcare-associated infections over a 5-year-period* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/602009/antimicrobial-copper-hospital-costs-saved-and-infections-avoided/
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ACT Surfaces. (2015). Costs saved and infections avoided by using antimicrobial copper to decrease healthcare-associated infections over a 5-year-period*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/602009/antimicrobial-copper-hospital-costs-saved-and-infections-avoided/
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ACT Surfaces, Costs saved and infections avoided by using antimicrobial copper to decrease healthcare-associated infections over a 5-year-period* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/602009/antimicrobial-copper-hospital-costs-saved-and-infections-avoided/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Costs saved and infections avoided by using antimicrobial copper to decrease healthcare-associated infections over a 5-year-period* [Graph], ACT Surfaces, December 2, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/602009/antimicrobial-copper-hospital-costs-saved-and-infections-avoided/
