Fever Non-Oncology CVC Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department
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