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Fever, Non-Oncology CVC — Goals and Metrics — Clinical Pathway: Emergency

Fever Non-Oncology CVC Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department

Goals

  • To ensure efficient and effective treatment of non-oncology patients with central venous catheters and fever presenting to the emergency department
  • Standardize care among all non-oncology patients with central venous catheters presenting to the emergency department with fever

Metrics

  • Time to antibiotics (specific)
  • % Positive Blood Cultures (stratify by medical condition)
  • % Positive Blood Cultures resistant to initial treatment
  • Readmissions due to fever or infection within 7 days of initial fever visit or hospital discharge

 

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