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To find out if early notification and involvement by Infectious Disease of positive blood cultures will have an impact on improving patient outcome.
To find out if early notification and involvement by Infectious Disease of positive blood cultures will have an impact on improving patient outcome.


== Lead ==
== collection Instructions ==
*lead contact for this project at the requestor's end
For all patients who are on the lab list {{discussion}} (what is the actual name of the list?) for the study wards:
*Dr. John Embil Director, Infection Diseases Program.
* '''"Positive Culture"''': date and time of positive culture, for all patients in study
** Terry Wuerz - resident physician
* '''"ID Consult"''': date and time Infectious Disease Department consult response; if no response or patient leaves, deceased or AMA then check box "no consult response"
**Con Marks - Database Program
* '''"Order"''': date and time order written to change to appropriate antibiotic, if change is needed; if no change or patient leaves, deceased or AMA then check box "not available"
* '''"Antibiotic"''': date and time new antibiotic is given; if no new antibiotic is given or patient leaves, deceased or AMA then check box "no new antibiotic"
 
==Site and Ward involved==
This study will run at HSC only
*Control units: H4
*Study units: A4 and D4


== Study Run Times ==
== Study Run Times ==
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* Preliminary End Date: 1 month to 3 months after start date
* Preliminary End Date: 1 month to 3 months after start date


==Site and Ward involved==
== Lead ==
This study will run at HSC only
*lead contact for this project at the requestor's end
*Control units: H4
*Dr. John Embil Director, Infection Diseases Program.
*Study units: A4 and D4
** Terry Wuerz - resident physician
** Con Marks - Database Program


==Elements collected in Tmp file==
For all patients who are on the lab list {{discussion}} (what is the actual name of the list?) for the study wards:
* '''"Positive Culture"''': date and time of positive culture, for all patients in study
* '''"ID Consult"''': date and time Infectious Disease Department consult response; if no response or patient leaves, deceased or AMA then check box "no consult response"
* '''"Order"''': date and time order written to change to appropriate antibiotic, if change is needed; if no change or patient leaves, deceased or AMA then check box "not available"
* '''"Antibiotic"''': date and time new antibiotic is given; if no new antibiotic is given or patient leaves, deceased or AMA then check box "no new antibiotic"


== Consistency Checks ==
== Consistency Checks ==