Standardizing Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
After implementation of a standardized narrow-spectra ECMO antimicrobial prophylaxis protocol, we observed an increase in appropriate and standardized antimicrobial prescribing without concomitant increase in nosocomial infections.
Authors
- Roland Hentz
- John Charles O’Horo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0880-4498)
- Emily R. Levy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8447-7663)
- Anjali Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8379-6531)
- Elizabeth H. Ristagno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5908-0231)
- Rahul Kanade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6237-4759)
- Devon O. Aganga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5031-1304)
- Laura Dinnes
- Jordon C. Mitzelfelt
Institutions
- Children's Mercy Hospital (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (US)
- AIDS Clinical Trials Group (US)
- Office of Infectious Diseases (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000005008
- Primary Topic
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00