Development and evaluation of a structured guide to assess the preventability of hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess preventability of hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia (HOB), we developed and evaluated a structured rating guide accounting for intrinsic patient and extrinsic healthcare-related risks.

Design

HOB preventability rating guide was compared against a reference standard expert panel.

Participants

A 10-member panel of clinical experts was assembled as the standard of preventability assessment, and 2 physician reviewers applied the rating guide for comparison.

Methods

The expert panel independently rated 82 hypothetical HOB scenarios using a 6-point Likert scale collapsed into 3 categories: preventable, uncertain, or not preventable. Consensus was defined as concurrence on the same category among ≥70% experts. Scenarios without consensus were

SUBMITTER: Schrank GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9472698 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature