• J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc · Sep 2017

    Clinical Care Guideline for Improving Pediatric Acute Musculoskeletal Infection Outcomes.

    • Murray D Spruiell, Justin Benjamin Searns, Travis C Heare, Jesse L Roberts, Erin Wylie, Laura Pyle, Nathan Donaldson, Jaime R Stewart, Heather Heizer, Jennifer Reese, Halden F Scott, Kelly Pearce, Colin J ... more Anderson, Mark Erickson, and Sarah K Parker. less
    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora.
    • J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Sep 1; 6 (3): e86-e93.

    BackgroundAcute pediatric musculoskeletal infections are common, leading to significant use of resources and antimicrobial exposure. In order to decrease variability and improve the quality of care, Children's Hospital Colorado implemented a clinical care guideline (CCG) for these infections. The purpose of this study is to evaluate clinical and resource outcomes PRE and POST this CCG.MethodsRetrospective chart review evaluated patients admitted to a large pediatric quaternary referral center (CHCO) diagnosed with acute osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, pyomyositis, and/or musculoskeletal abscess prior to and after guideline implementation. Primary outcomes included length of stay and overall antibiotic use, with additional secondary clinical, process, and therapeutic outcomes examined.Results82 patients were identified in both the pre-CCG and post-CCG cohorts. There was a reduction in the median of all primary outcomes, including length of stay (0.6 median days decrease, P = .04), length of IV antibiotic therapy (4.9 median days decrease, P < .0001), and days of IV antibiotic therapy (6.4 median days decrease, P = .0004). Our median length of stay post-CCG was 4.9 days, the shortest reported length of stay for pediatric acute musculoskeletal infections to date. Additionally, there was a 24.5 hour reduction in median length of fever (P = .02), faster CRP normalization (P < .0001), 50% decrease in the number of related readmissions (P = .02), 34% decrease in central venous catheters placed (P < .0001), decreased time to first culture (P = .02), and 79% pathogen identification post-CCG (P = .056).ConclusionsImplementation of a CCG for acute musculoskeletal infections improves patient, process and resource outcomes.© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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