Determinants of Blood Culture Use in Critically Ill Children: A Multicenter Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: Blood cultures are fundamental in diagnosing and treating sepsis in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), but practices vary widely. Overuse can lead to false positive results and unnecessary antibiotics. Specific factors underlying decisions about blood culture use and overuse are unknown. Therefore, we aimed to identify perceived determinants of blood culture use in the PICU.

Methods

We conducted semistructured interviews of clinicians (M.D., D.O., R.N., N.P., P.A.) from 6 PICUs who had participated in a quality improvement collaborative about blood culture practices. We developed interview questions by combining elements of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and behavioral economics. We conducted telephone interviews, open-coded the transcripts, and used m

SUBMITTER: Woods-Hill CZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10085482 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature