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

Reema A ChitaliaAlexis L BenscoterMeghan M ChlebowskiKelsey J HartIlias IliopoulosAndrew M MisfeldtJaclyn E SawyerJeffrey A Alten

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)

Implementation of a protocol limiting empiric antibiotic courses to 24 hours in clinically stable, standard-risk, pediatric CICU patients with negative cultures is feasible. This practice appears safe and may reduce harm by decreasing unnecessary antibiotic exposure.

Keyphrases

primary care
intensive care unit
healthcare
quality improvement
randomized controlled trial
blood pressure
left ventricular
mechanical ventilation
young adults