Influenza/Flu Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department
Influenza/Flu Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department
Goals
- To improve accurate identification of influenza in children presenting with ILI
- Increase prompt initiation of antiviral treatment to reduce morbidity while reducing inappropriate prescribing of antivirals
- To monitor the turn-around time of the rapid test and its effect on the clinical setting
Metrics
- % of children < 12 mos without risk factors who test positive for influenza or RSV
- % children admitted who are tested for influenza
- % of admitted children started on oseltamivir
- % of low-risk children tested for influenza
- % of low-risk children started on oseltamivir
- % of high-risk discharge children tested for influenza
- % of high-risk children started on oseltamivir
- Turn-around time for influenza AB test