Implementation of a 24-hour infection diagnosis protocol in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (CICU)

Objectives:To reduce unnecessary antibiotic exposure in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (CICU).Design:Single-center, quality improvement initiative. Monthly antibiotic utilization rates were compared between 12-month baseline and 18-month intervention periods.Setting:A 25-bed pediatric CICU....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2023-08, Vol.44 (8), p.1300-1307
Hauptverfasser:	Chitalia, Reema A., Benscoter, Alexis L., Chlebowski, Meghan M., Hart, Kelsey J, Iliopoulos, Ilias, Misfeldt, Andrew M., Sawyer, Jaclyn E., Alten, Jeffrey A.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antibiotics Bacterial infections Cardiac arrhythmia Decision making Heart failure Heart surgery Intensive care Intervention Laboratories Medical diagnosis Original Article Patients Pediatrics Process control Quality improvement Quality standards Sepsis Staphylococcus infections Statistical process control
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