An Initiative to Reduce Routine Viral Diagnostic Testing in Pediatric Patients Admitted with Bronchiolitis
Emerson BL, Tenore C, Grossman M. An Initiative to Reduce Routine Viral Diagnostic Testing in Pediatric Patients Admitted with Bronchiolitis. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2018, 44: 751-756. PMID: 30197306, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentViral diagnostic testingViral lower respiratory tract infectionsDiagnostic testingLower respiratory tract infectionsNon-ICU patientsRespiratory tract infectionsSpecific viral pathogensQuality improvement projectLow-cost interventionAsthma exacerbationsTract infectionsPediatric patientsPediatric populationSignificant morbidityChildren's HospitalEmergency departmentOutpatient careCurrent guidelinesUnit settingBronchiolitisStaff educationPatientsVDT useNational rates