2021
Clinical decision rule for obtaining peripheral blood cultures in febrile oncology patients
Gorfinkel L, Hansen CE, Teng W, Shabanova V, Prozora S, Rodwin R, Qadri U, Manghi T, Emerson B, Riera A. Clinical decision rule for obtaining peripheral blood cultures in febrile oncology patients. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2021, 69: e29519. PMID: 34939321, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentPeripheral blood culturesPediatric oncology patientsFebrile oncology patientsClinical decision ruleOncology patientsBlood culturesBloodstream infectionsPositive peripheral blood cultureDiagnostic prediction toolsInternal validationRetrospective chart reviewAcute myeloid leukemia diagnosisRecent systematic reviewClinical prediction modelReceiver operator curveVasopressor supportActive therapyChart reviewDerivation cohortIndependent predictorsEmergency departmentPatientsSystematic reviewOperator curve
2010
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Bizzarro MJ, Sabo B, Noonan M, Bonfiglio MP, Northrup V, Diefenbach K. A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2010, 31: 241-248. PMID: 20102278, DOI: 10.1086/650448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral line-associated bloodstream infectionsNeonatal intensive care unitLate-onset sepsisRate of CLABSINational Healthcare Safety NetworkCentral venous cathetersIntensive care unitCLABSI ratesBloodstream infectionsCare unitLevel III neonatal intensive care unitCentral Line–Associated Bloodstream InfectionsLine-associated bloodstream infectionsLine–Associated Bloodstream InfectionsEvidence-based guidelinesQuality improvement initiativesQuality improvement committeeCVC placementVenous cathetersNICU patientsInpatient careClinical practicePreintervention dataQuasi-experimental studySepsis