Open AccessConsensus Recommendations for Blood Culture Use in Critically Ill Children Using a Modified Delphi Approach*
Author(s) -
Charlotte Woods-Hill,
Danielle Koontz,
Annie Voskertchian,
Anping Xie,
Judy A. Shea,
Marlene R. Miller,
James C. Fackler,
Aaron M. Milstone
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pediatric critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.299
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1947-3893
pISSN - 1529-7535
DOI - 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002749
Subject(s) - medicine , delphi method , likert scale , clarity , delphi , voting , blood culture , medline , multidisciplinary approach , family medicine , medical education , psychology , developmental psychology , biochemistry , statistics , chemistry , social science , mathematics , politics , computer science , political science , law , operating system , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , sociology
Blood cultures are fundamental in evaluating for sepsis, but excessive cultures can lead to false-positive results and unnecessary antibiotics. Our objective was to create consensus recommendations focusing on when to safely avoid blood cultures in PICU patients.