Evaluation of a Comprehensive Algorithm for PICU Patients With New Fever or Instability: Association of Clinical Decision Support With Testing Practices.

Matthew S LinzLauren D BoothAaron M MilstoneDavid C StockwellAnna C Sick-Samuels

Published in: Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies (2024)

The majority of cultures obtained were for new fever or instability and introduction of the "New Fever Algorithm" was associated with reductions in algorithm-discordant testing practices and pan-cultures. There remain opportunities for improvement and additional strategies are warranted to optimize testing practices for in this complex patient population.

Keyphrases

clinical decision support
primary care
machine learning
healthcare
deep learning
neural network
electronic health record
case report