Implementation of a diagnostic stewardship intervention to improve blood-culture utilization in 2 surgical ICUs: Time for a blood-culture change.

Jessica L Seidelman Rebekah W Moehring Erin B Gettler Jay Krishnan Lynn McGuganRachel JordanMargaret MurphyHeather PenaChristopher R PolageDiana AlameSarah LewisBecky SmithDeverick J AndersonNitin Mehdiratta

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)

We implemented a blood-culture algorithm with data feedback in 2 surgical ICUs, and we observed significant decreases in the rates of blood-culture events without an increase in negative safety signals, including ICU length of stay, mortality, antibiotic use, or readmissions.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
primary care
intensive care unit
healthcare
cardiovascular events
electronic health record
quality improvement
big data
neural network