Start Date
5-3-2024 9:10 AM
End Date
5-3-2024 11:00 AM
Description
Background & Aim
Blood culture contamination is a common, yet underrecognized, adverse event within emergency departments (ED). Through root cause analysis, this project identified barriers to using standardized blood culture collection techniques in the TJUH (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital) ED.
After incorporating our proposed interventions, we aim to reduce the percentage of contaminated blood cultures to
Keywords
blood culture, contaminants, healthcare equity
Included in
Addressing the Rates of Contaminated Blood Cultures in the TJUH ED
Background & Aim
Blood culture contamination is a common, yet underrecognized, adverse event within emergency departments (ED). Through root cause analysis, this project identified barriers to using standardized blood culture collection techniques in the TJUH (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital) ED.
After incorporating our proposed interventions, we aim to reduce the percentage of contaminated blood cultures to
Comments
Patient Safety 1st Place Award
Presented at the 2024 Jefferson Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit.