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Neck Infection — Goals and Metrics — Clinical Pathway: Emergency

Deep Neck Space Infection Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department

Goals

  • Minimize unnecessary computed tomography (CT) imaging in patients who do not need surgical intervention as part of treatment for deep neck space infections.
  • Standardize antibiotic selection for patients with deep neck space infection.

Metrics

  • % patients who undergo CT imaging of the neck in the first 24 hours of hospitalization
  • % of patients treated with the appropriate first antibiotic

 

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