Early ID study

Purpose

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

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

Study Run Times

• Approved by Dr Roberts: January 2010
• Start date: January 17,2011
• Review Date: 30 days after start date
• Preliminary End Date: 1 month to 3 months after start date

Site and Ward involved

This study will run at HSC only

• Control units: H4
• Study units: A4 and D4

Elements collected in Tmp file

For all patients who are on the lab list Template: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": data 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

Tmp Checker will check for the following: If "Positive Culture" entry is present for a patient, then there will have to be either a date or a checkbox for the other three entries.

Send mode

Will data be sent for every patient at every send.

Data Collection Method

<Tina will need to fill this in once details about the project are clear> Template:Discussion

Statistician

• What data will the statistician need to provide? Template:Discussion