Tackling the problem of blood culture contamination in the intensive care unit using an educational intervention


Autoria(s): Alahmadi, Y. M.; McElnay, J. C.; Kearney, M. P.; Aldeyab, M. A.; Magee, F. A.; Hanley, J.; Bailie, R.; Donaldson, W.; Johnston, K.; Kinoulty, S.; Tate, A.; Doherty, A.; Scott, M. G.
Data(s)

01/07/2015

Resumo

<p>Blood culture contamination (BCC) has been associated with unnecessary antibiotic use, additional laboratory tests and increased length of hospital stay thus incurring significant extra hospital costs. We set out to assess the impact of a staff educational intervention programme on decreasing intensive care unit (ICU) BCC rates to <3% (American Society for Microbiology standard). BCC rates during the pre-intervention period (January 2006-May 2011) were compared with the intervention period (June 2011-December 2012) using run chart and regression analysis. Monthly ICU BCC rates during the intervention period were reduced to a mean of 3·7%, compared to 9·5% during the baseline period (P < 0·001) with an estimated potential annual cost savings of about £250 100. The approach used was simple in design, flexible in delivery and efficient in outcomes, and may encourage its translation into clinical practice in different healthcare settings.</p>

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http://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/tackling-the-problem-of-blood-culture-contamination-in-the-intensive-care-unit-using-an-educational-intervention(be695606-a3f6-4cea-bded-0ca36e21f458).html

http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268814003008

Idioma(s)

eng

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

Fonte

Alahmadi , Y M , McElnay , J C , Kearney , M P , Aldeyab , M A , Magee , F A , Hanley , J , Bailie , R , Donaldson , W , Johnston , K , Kinoulty , S , Tate , A , Doherty , A & Scott , M G 2015 , ' Tackling the problem of blood culture contamination in the intensive care unit using an educational intervention ' Epidemiology and Infection , vol 143 , no. 9 , pp. 1964-1971 . DOI: 10.1017/S0950268814003008

Palavras-Chave #Adequate clinical practice #blood culture #educational intervention #false positives #/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2725 #Infectious Diseases #/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2713 #Epidemiology #/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700 #Medicine(all)
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article