Background Blood culture contamination is a significant adverse event. The aim of this project was to evaluate the efficacy of a strict blood collection procedure in reducing the blood culture contamination rate. Meth...Background Blood culture contamination is a significant adverse event. The aim of this project was to evaluate the efficacy of a strict blood collection procedure in reducing the blood culture contamination rate. Methods A prospectively controlled study was performed in two different medical areas in Peking Union Medical College Hospital （PUMCH） for 16 months （from May 2006 to September 2007）. In test group, a strict blood collection procedure was carried out by trained nurses with the veinpuncture sites were scrupulously disinfected with 2.5% tincture of iodine plus 70% alcohol. In control group, commonly used procedure in PUMCH was performed with 0.45% chlorhexidine acetate plus 0.2% iodine. Blood culture positive results for 4 target organisms （Coagulase-negafive staphylococci, Propionibacterium acnes, physicians from infectious department to （contamination）. Corynebacterium species and Bacillus determine whether a sample was true species） were further assessed by positive （pathogen） or false positive Results Total 9321 blood culture collections were analyzed. The blood culture contamination rate in test group was significantly lower than that in control group （5/3177 （0.16%） vs. 77/6144 （1.25%）; x2=13.382, P 〈0.001）. The most common contaminant was Coagulase-negative staphylococcus （76.83%）. The average cultural time during which contaminated samples became positive was longer than that for true pathogen samples （42.0 hours vs. 13.9 hours, P=-0.041）. Conclusion Using a strict blood collection procedure can significantly reduce blood culture contamination rate.展开更多
BACKGROUND:In patients with chest pain who arrive at the emergency department(ED)by ambulance,venous access is frequently established prehospital,and could be utilized to sample blood.Prehospital blood sampling may sa...BACKGROUND:In patients with chest pain who arrive at the emergency department(ED)by ambulance,venous access is frequently established prehospital,and could be utilized to sample blood.Prehospital blood sampling may save time in the diagnostic process.In this study,the association of prehospital blood draw with blood sample arrival times,troponin turnaround times,and ED length of stay(LOS),number of blood sample mix-ups and blood sample quality were assessed.METHODS:The study was conducted from October 1,2019 to February 29,2020.In patients who were transported to the ED with acute chest pain with low suspicion for acute coronary syndrome(ACS),outcomes were compared between cases,in whom prehospital blood draw was performed,and controls,in whom blood was drawn at the ED.Regression analyses were used to assess the association of prehospital blood draw with the time intervals.RESULTS:Prehospital blood draw was performed in 100 patients.In 406 patients,blood draw was performed at the ED.Prehospital blood draw was independently associated with shorter blood sample arrival times,shorter troponin turnaround times and decreased LOS(P<0.001).No differences in the number of blood sample mix-ups and quality were observed(P>0.05).CONCLUSION:For patients with acute chest pain with low suspicion for ACS,prehospital blood sampling is associated with shorter time intervals,while there were no significant differences between the two groups in the validity of the blood samples.展开更多
文摘Background Blood culture contamination is a significant adverse event. The aim of this project was to evaluate the efficacy of a strict blood collection procedure in reducing the blood culture contamination rate. Methods A prospectively controlled study was performed in two different medical areas in Peking Union Medical College Hospital （PUMCH） for 16 months （from May 2006 to September 2007）. In test group, a strict blood collection procedure was carried out by trained nurses with the veinpuncture sites were scrupulously disinfected with 2.5% tincture of iodine plus 70% alcohol. In control group, commonly used procedure in PUMCH was performed with 0.45% chlorhexidine acetate plus 0.2% iodine. Blood culture positive results for 4 target organisms （Coagulase-negafive staphylococci, Propionibacterium acnes, physicians from infectious department to （contamination）. Corynebacterium species and Bacillus determine whether a sample was true species） were further assessed by positive （pathogen） or false positive Results Total 9321 blood culture collections were analyzed. The blood culture contamination rate in test group was significantly lower than that in control group （5/3177 （0.16%） vs. 77/6144 （1.25%）; x2=13.382, P 〈0.001）. The most common contaminant was Coagulase-negative staphylococcus （76.83%）. The average cultural time during which contaminated samples became positive was longer than that for true pathogen samples （42.0 hours vs. 13.9 hours, P=-0.041）. Conclusion Using a strict blood collection procedure can significantly reduce blood culture contamination rate.
文摘BACKGROUND:In patients with chest pain who arrive at the emergency department(ED)by ambulance,venous access is frequently established prehospital,and could be utilized to sample blood.Prehospital blood sampling may save time in the diagnostic process.In this study,the association of prehospital blood draw with blood sample arrival times,troponin turnaround times,and ED length of stay(LOS),number of blood sample mix-ups and blood sample quality were assessed.METHODS:The study was conducted from October 1,2019 to February 29,2020.In patients who were transported to the ED with acute chest pain with low suspicion for acute coronary syndrome(ACS),outcomes were compared between cases,in whom prehospital blood draw was performed,and controls,in whom blood was drawn at the ED.Regression analyses were used to assess the association of prehospital blood draw with the time intervals.RESULTS:Prehospital blood draw was performed in 100 patients.In 406 patients,blood draw was performed at the ED.Prehospital blood draw was independently associated with shorter blood sample arrival times,shorter troponin turnaround times and decreased LOS(P<0.001).No differences in the number of blood sample mix-ups and quality were observed(P>0.05).CONCLUSION:For patients with acute chest pain with low suspicion for ACS,prehospital blood sampling is associated with shorter time intervals,while there were no significant differences between the two groups in the validity of the blood samples.
