Decreasing Invasive Urinary Tract Infection Screening in a Pediatric Emergency Department to Improve Quality of Care
A urine bag screening pathway was successfully implemented to decrease unnecessary, invasive catheterizations for UTI screening in children with only a slight increase in ED LOS. In addition to the urine bag pathway, an ED nursing champion, strategic alignment, and broad provider engagement were all instrumental in the initiative's success.
Authors
- Gidon Test (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0315-912X)
- Felicia Paluck
- Inbal Kestenbom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0634-4923)
- Olivia Ostrow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6440-6582)
- Emma Carscadden
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003228
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.55