[Assessment of an educational intervention regarding blood cultures as process indicators in an emergency department in Argentina]. / Evaluación del impacto de una intervención educativa en indicadores de gestión de un servicio médico de urgencias de Argentina.
J Healthc Qual Res
; 33(5): 278-283, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to describe 2 process indicators related to taking blood cultures (BC) in an Adult Emergency Department of a tertiary university hospital in Buenos Aires,and to describe the changes after a series of educational activities for health professionals was implemented during May 2016 as regards the appropriate indication of BC and the proper collection technique. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A retrospective cohort study was designed to assess its effectiveness, which consecutively included all patients admitted during 2015-2016. The BC request rate was used as a process indicator, and the percentage of contaminated BCs and the true positives rate were used as quality indicators. Both were measured monthly and prospectively during the period of study.RESULTS:
The annual adjusted rate of BC requests was 4.9% (95% CI 4.8-5) in 2015 and 2.9% (95% CI 2.8-2.9) in 2016. The rate of false positive (contaminated) BCs was 4.5% in 2015 and 4.3% after the educational intervention. The true positive BCs were 8.3% in 2015 and 12% post-intervention.CONCLUSIONS:
These findings prove how important and effective the educational interventions are.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Coleta de Amostras Sanguíneas
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Uso Excessivo dos Serviços de Saúde
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Hemocultura
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Corpo Clínico Hospitalar
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
J Healthc Qual Res
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina