A scoping review of interventions to improve blood culture sampling practices in hospital acute care settings

This review identified six intervention types used to improve BC sampling practices, with Environmental Restructuring, Education and Training, and Enablement most commonly employed. Interventions were associated with improvements in timely BC collection and reduced contamination rates. However, heterogeneity in outcome measures and gaps in intervention types highlight the need for standardized metrics and more robust evaluations to optimize BC sampling practices across healthcare settings.