Obtaining Blood Cultures in Critically Ill Children: The Need for a Cultural Change
| Autor: | John S. Baird, Thyyar M. Ravindranath |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Critically ill Critical Illness MEDLINE Bacteremia Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine medicine.disease Article Attitude Blood Culture Surveys and Questionnaires Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Critical illness medicine Humans Blood culture Intensive care medicine business Child |
| Zdroj: | Pediatr Crit Care Med |
| ISSN: | 1529-7535 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: Sending blood cultures in children at low risk of bacteremia can contribute to a cascade of unnecessary antibiotic exposure, adverse effects, and increased costs. We aimed to describe practice variation, clinician beliefs, and attitudes about blood culture testing in critically ill children. DESIGN: Cross-sectional electronic survey SETTING: 15 pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) enrolled in the Bright Star collaborative, an investigation of blood culture use in critically ill children in the United States SUBJECTS: PICU (bedside nurses, resident physicians, fellow physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and attending physicians) INTERVENTIONS: None MEASUREMENT AND MAIN RESULTS: Survey items explored typical blood culture practices, attitudes and beliefs about cultures, and potential barriers to changing culture use in a PICU setting. 15/15 sites participated, with 347 total responses, 15-45 responses per site, and an overall median response rate of 57%. We summarized median proportions and interquartile ranges of respondents who reported certain practices or beliefs: 86% (73%-91%) report that cultures are ordered reflexively; 71% (61%-77%) do not examine patients before ordering cultures; 90% (86%-94%) obtain cultures for any new fever in PICU patients; 33% (19%-61%) do not obtain peripheral cultures when an indwelling catheter is in place, and 64% (36%-81%) sample multiple (vs single) lumens of central venous catheters for new fever. When asked about barriers to reducing unnecessary cultures, 80% (73%- 90%) noted fear of missing sepsis. Certain practices (culture source and indication) varied by clinician type. Obtaining surveillance cultures and routinely culturing all possible sources (each lumen of indwelling catheters and peripheral specimens) are positively correlated with baseline blood culture rates. CONCLUSIONS: There is variation in blood culture practices in the PICU. Fear and reflexive habits are common drivers of cultures. These practices may contribute to over-testing for bacteremia. Further investigation of how to optimize blood culture use is warranted. |
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