Patient with Suspected Meningitis Age > 56 days — Inpatient Discharge Planning — Clinical Pathway: Emergency, Inpatient

Suspected Meningitis Age > 56 days Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department, Inpatient and ICU

Inpatient Discharge Planning

Neurology or Neuro/ID Follow-up All patients with confirmed bacterial meningitis will need outpatient Neurology follow-up.
Follow-up with the Neurologist in the Neuro/ID specialty clinic is preferred.
ID Follow-up ID Follow-up is not routinely recommended unless there are ongoing issues (i.e. patient still on IV antibiotics). If special follow-up is needed, discuss with the ID consult team.
Audiology Follow-up Consult Audiology for hearing evaluation prior to discharge.
Patient needs Audiology follow-up after discharge
See inpatient audiology report for specific recommendations.
Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy Consider physical therapy, occupational therapy and/or speech therapy as needed.
Neonatal Follow-up Consider Neonatal Follow-up Program for infant discharged from NICU.