An Institutional Approach to the Management of Asymptomatic Chorioamnionitis-Exposed Infants Born ≥35 Weeks Gestation

An Institutional Approach to the Management of Asymptomatic Chorioamnionitis-Exposed Infants Born ≥35 Weeks Gestation

Our newborn practice routinely treated asymptomatic chorioamnionitis-exposed infants born at 35 weeks gestation or greater with empiric antibiotics. Starting April 1, 2017, we implemented an algorithm of not treating, unless there was an abnormal clinical and/or laboratory evaluation. The goal of th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric quality & safety 2019-11, Vol.4 (6), p.e238-e238
Hauptverfasser: Chiruvolu, Arpitha, Petrey, Barbara, Stanzo, Karen C., Daoud, Yahya
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Our newborn practice routinely treated asymptomatic chorioamnionitis-exposed infants born at 35 weeks gestation or greater with empiric antibiotics. Starting April 1, 2017, we implemented an algorithm of not treating, unless there was an abnormal clinical and/or laboratory evaluation. The goal of this quality improvement initiative was to reduce the percentage of chorioamnionitis-exposed infants treated with antibiotics (primary outcome measure) to
ISSN:2472-0054
2472-0054
DOI:10.1097/pq9.0000000000000238