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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. | ||
== | == collection Instructions == | ||
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" | |||
==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 | ||
== | == Lead == | ||
*lead contact for this project at the requestor's end | |||
* | *Dr. John Embil Director, Infection Diseases Program. | ||
* | ** Terry Wuerz - resident physician | ||
** Con Marks - Database Program | |||
== Consistency Checks == | == Consistency Checks == | ||