Daily Surveillance Blood Cultures in Children Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Single-Center, Retrospective Cohort Study, 2021–2023
Daily surveillance blood cultures are low-yield in our practice with pediatric and neonatal ECMO patients. Our experience shows that changes in clinical status, including abnormal physical or laboratory findings consistent with infection, are associated with BSI, allowing for timely diagnosis. These criteria should prompt as-needed blood cultures, reducing blood draws and preventing costly and unnecessary daily surveillance cultures.
Authors
- Lisa Saiman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7231-8451)
- Anita Sen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7312-5056)
- Eva W. Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6221-1626)
- Diana Vargas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2845-2696)
- Christopher Nemeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3516-6719)
- Nicholas Schmoke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4257-0135)
- William Middlesworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6781-3880)
- Eunice Clark
Institutions
- Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital (US)
- NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- New York Hospital Queens (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pcc.0000000000003699
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35