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N/ACompleted· 14,889 enrolled
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Blood Culture QI Programother
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Multicenter Implementation of a Quality Improvement Program to Reduce Blood Culture Contamination in the Emergency Department

Vanderbilt University·interventional·Posted Aug 10, 2011·Updated Jun 4, 2015

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Blood Culture QI Program for Bacteremia. Completed, enrolled 14,889 participants across 2 sites.

Detailed Summary

False positive blood culture results due to specimen contamination with bacteria inhabiting patients' skin is a common problem in emergency departments (EDs) in the United States. Contaminated blood cultures lead to patient harm through unnecessary hospitalizations and ED visits, delays in surgery, unneeded antibiotics, and unnecessary procedures. The investigators have developed a multifaceted quality improvement improvement bundle (The Blood Culture QI Program) designed to minimize blood culture contamination in the ED. In this study, the investigators will implement the quality improvement bundle in six community hospital EDs and evaluate its effectiveness at reducing contamination.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsBacteremia
CountriesUnited States
CollaboratorsCommunity Health Network, C. R. Bard

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedAug 10, 2011
Enrollment StartAug 1, 2011
Primary CompletionMar 1, 2013
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 1.6 yearsPosted 14.9 years ago

Interventions

Blood Culture QI Programother

The Blood Culture QI Program contains four components:(1) education: content knowledge and standardized experiential training on sterile technique designed for ED nurses; (2) process redesign: conversion of blood culture collection from a clean to a sterile technique using the Blood Culture Sterile Kit; (3) a checklist outlining optimal use of the Kit; (4) feedback of blood culture contamination rates to ED nurses who collect them.