Osteomyelitis Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department and Inpatient
Osteomyelitis Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department and Inpatient
Goals
- Ensure timely clinical and radiographic diagnosis of acute osteomyelitis
- Standardize approach to imaging and lab frequency
- Standardize indications for surgical management or biopsy
- Standardize antibiotic treatment for pediatric osteomyelitis
- Establish a clear multidisciplinary follow-up plan for infectious diseases and orthopedics
Metrics
- Reduce delay in diagnosis
- Reduce time from presentation to MRI
- Improve the initiation of appropriate antibiotics based on pathway recommendations
- Reduce length of stay in both emergency department and inpatient settings
- Reduce return to emergency department and/or readmission rates for patients discharged with osteomyelitis