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Child with Flu — Goals and Metrics — Clinical Pathway: Emergency

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

 

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