Status:
COMPLETED
Multicenter Blood Culture Quality Improvement
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Community Health Network
C. R. Bard
Conditions:
Bacteremia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief 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 c...
Detailed Description
The Blood Culture QI Program has four components: (1) education: content knowledge and standardized experiential training on sterile technique designed for ED nurses; (2) process redesign: change in p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who have a blood culture ordered for clinical purposes in one of the participating centers during the study period.
Exclusion
- Age \< 18 years old
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
14889 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01413555
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
March 1 2013
Last Update
June 4 2015
Active Locations (2)
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Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-4700
2
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Emergency Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-4700