Decreasing Blood Culture Contaminants in a Pediatric Emergency Department: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis

INTRODUCTION: High peripheral blood culture contamination rates (BCCR) in the emergency department (ED) contribute to overuse and harm. This study describes 2 years of quality improvement (QI) interventions that aimed to decrease a high BCCR in a pediatric ED. METHODS: The QI team created a Key Driv...

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Autores principales: Mullan, Paul C., Scott, Sara, Chamberlain, James M., Pettinichi, Jeanne, Palacious, Katura, Weber, Anastasia, Payne, Asha S., Badolato, Gia M., Brown, Kathleen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2018
Materias:
Individual QI projects from single institutions
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6221596/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30584631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/pq9.0000000000000104

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6221596/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30584631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/pq9.0000000000000104

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