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Jessica M Kelly1,2, Laura F Sartori1,2, Payal Gala1,2
1Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Hospital pediatrics
|December 21, 2025
概括
这项质量改进项目通过实施更新的指导方针和炎症标志物测试,成功减少了发烧婴儿的抗生素使用. 预托尼 (PCT) 检测显著增加,导致幼儿的护理更安全.
科学领域:
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 提高质量 提高质量
背景情况:
- 2021年AAP指南建议使用诸如甲素 (PCT) 等炎症标志物 (IM) 来识别低风险发烧的婴儿,这些婴儿有资格放弃抗生素.
- 一个质量改善 (QI) 项目针对急诊室22-56天的发烧婴儿.
研究的目的:
- 为了在一年内安全地降低发烧婴儿的抗生素剂量,从基线的46%降至36%.
- 为了确保减少抗生素的使用是公平的跨越不同的种族,种族和首选语言.
主要方法:
- 一个多学科团队实施了包括临床途径更新,临床决策支持 (CDS) 和教育在内的干预措施.
- 使用了四个计划-做-研究-行动周期,统计过程控制分析了抗生素使用和PCT结果.
- 错过的细菌血症或细菌性脑膜炎作为平衡措施.
主要成果:
- 抗生素使用率从46%降至33%,特别是在22-28天的婴儿中 (86%降至43%).
- 前素 (PCT) 的使用量从4%增加到97%,IM测试没有差异.
- 非西班牙裔白人婴儿的抗生素使用减少,但非西班牙裔黑人婴儿的抗生素使用没有减少;没有出现遗漏的细菌病或脑膜炎病例.
结论:
- 一个整合临床途径,CDS和教育的QI框架有效地减少了22天的发烧婴儿的抗生素暴露,与AAP指南保持一致.
- 未来的努力必须致力于确保在所有婴儿群体中公平地减少抗生素暴露.
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